Jonathan Martin (American football)

Jonathan Martin (born December 28, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford University. He was selected by the Dolphins in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Early years
Martin attended Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, California. He was an all-section and All-Mission League selection as a senior in 2007 and earned All-Mission League honors as a junior in 2006.

College career
As a redshirt freshman in 2009 Martin started 11 of 13 games at left tackle. He was an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection and a second team freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com. As a sophomore in 2010 he was named a first team All-American by Scout.com.

2012 NFL Draft
On January 3, 2012, Martin announced he was declaring for the 2012 NFL Draft. He was regarded as the No. 3 tackle prospect in the 2012 NFL Draft, behind Matt Kalil and Riley Reiff. He was projected to be a late-first or early-second round selection. At the 2012 NFL Draft, Martin was selected in round 2, with the 42nd overall pick by the Miami Dolphins. On October 2, Martin was fined $10,000 for illegal chipping.