Jartavius Martin

NOTE: Kartavius "Quan" Martin goes by his middle name. 

STATS

YEAR (GP/GS)   TKLS  TFL     SACK    FF    PD   IN

2018: (10/8)       42       1.5      0.0         0       6       3

2019: (12/5)       23       2.0      0.0         0       0       0

2020: (8/2)         38       0.0      0.0         1       2       0

2021: (12/8)       55       3.5      0.0         1       8       1

2022: (13/13)     64       3.0      1.0         2       14     3

Total: (55/36)    222     10.0    1.0         4       30     7

HISTORY -- From College Profile

2022 SENIOR

• Team captain for the ReliaQuest Bowl
• All-Big Ten second team (media)
• All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
• Accepted an invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl
• Started all 13 games at STAR
• 64 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, three interceptions, 11 pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, and two forced fumbles on the season
• Led Illinois in solo tackles (51)
• No. 4 tackling grade in the nation among cornerbacks (90.4), according to PFF
• 22nd in the nation and third in the Big Ten in passes defended (14)
• Eighth in the Big Ten in interceptions (3)
• Second on the team in pass breakups (11)
• First career sack at Wisconsin 10/1/22
• Forced fumbles against Nebraska 10/29/22 and Michigan State 11/5/22
• Interceptions against Chattanooga 9/22/22, Minnesota 10/15/22, and Nebraska 10/29/22
• Illinois’ Bruce Capel Award winner
• Bednarik Award National Player of the Week after seven tackles and three pass breakups against Wyoming 8/27/22
• PFF National Player of the Week agaisnt Wyoming 8/27/22
• Sporting News Midseason All-American first team

2021 JUNIOR

• 55 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one interception, seven pass breakups, and one forced fumbles on the season
• #2 tackling grade among Big Ten cornerbacks in 2021, according to PFF (88.8)
• Second on the team with seven pass breakups
• Fifth on the team with 55 tackles
• 10 tackles, 1.0 TFLs, one forced fumble, and one PBU against Maryland 9/17/21
• Seven tackles, 0.5 TFL, and one PBU against Virginia 9/11/21

2020 JUNIOR

• Played in all eight games and started two at defensive back 
• 38 tackles, one forced fumble, two PBUs on the season 
• Made first start of the season at Northwestern 12/12/20 

2019 SOPHOMORE

• Played in 12 games with five starts at cornerback
• 23 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, two fumbles recovered on the season
• Fourth in the Big Ten in fumble recoveries (2)
• Moved from cornerback to safety in the middle of the season

2018 FRESHMAN

• Played 10 games with eight starts at corner
• 42 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, three PBUs and three interceptions
• Second on the team in interceptions (3)
• Tied for the fifth-most starts by an Illinois true freshman DB (8)
• Career-high seven tackles against Nebraska 11/10/18 and at Rutgers 10/6/18
• Third interception of the season against Rutgers 10/6/18
• One of two true freshmen in the nation with multiple interceptions in the first three weeks of the season (Andre Cisco, Syracuse)
• Second career interception against South Florida in the third game of the season
• First career interception in his first career game, the season opener against Kent State
• Started the season opener and made his Illinois debut against Kent State 9/1/18
• Second Illinois true freshman cornerback to start the first two games of the season since 1980, joining Vontae Davis (2006)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
• Two-star recruit by Rivals
• Ranked No. 101 safety in the nation by ESPN and No. 105 by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 206 recruit in Florida by ESPN and No. 206 by 247Sports
• Played for head coach James Chaney at Lehigh Acres
• 87 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery as senior
• 38 tackles and two interceptions as a junior
• Verbally committed to Illinois in July 2017

PERSONAL

• Born April 17, 2000
• Goes by "Quan"
• Majoring in communication