Makinton Dorleant

Makinton Dorleant (born October 6, 1992) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Northern Iowa. Dorleant was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

College career Dorleant attended The University of Northern Iowa, where he played for coach Mark Farley's Northern Iowa Panthers football team from 2013 to 2015 after transferring from The University of Maryland.

Statistics Year Team G Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR 2012 UMD 12 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2013 UNI 12 54 34 20 0.0 0 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 2014 UNI 14 37 30 7 0.0 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 2015 UNI 14 47 40 7 0.0 0 17 1 17 17.0 17 0 3 2 Total 52 142 106 36 0.0 0 28 2 17 8.5 17 0 6 2Source: UNIPanthers.com

Professional career

Green Bay Packers After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Dorleant signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 6, 2016. On September 5, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve. On December 3, 2016, he was activated off injured reserve prior to Week 13. After getting injured against the Detroit Lions in the last game of the season, Dorleant was placed back on injured reserve on January 4, 2017.

On April 11, 2017, Dorleant was released by the Packers after failing a physical.

Kansas City Chiefs On January 3, 2018, Dorleant signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was waived on September 1.

Baltimore Ravens On September 19, 2018, Dorleant was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad. He was released on November 14.

Oakland Raiders On December 27, 2018, Dorleant was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad.

Dorleant signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 1, 2019. He was waived on June 11, but was re-signed on August 13. Dorleant was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 30, and reverted to the team's injured reserve list on September 1.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dorleant signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on July 3, 2020. After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dorleant chose to opt-out of his contract with the Blue Bombers on August 26, 2020.

Personal life On March 26, 2017, Deiondre' Hall and Dorleant were arrested after an incident at a bar in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Hall was charged with interference, public intoxication, and disorderly conduct while Dorleant was charged with interference. In May 2017, Dorleant was sentenced to a year of probation. In October 2017, he was suspended for one week by the NFL.