Dylan Cantrell

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Dylan Cantrell
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Cantrell in 2017
No. 84
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 29)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Texas)
College:Texas Tech
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 191
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dylan Cantrell (born June 29, 1994) is a former

2018 NFL Draft.[1]

College career

Cantrell was a four-star recruit coming out of high school.[2] He chose Texas Tech over Arkansas, West Virginia, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State.[3]

In his freshman year, Cantrell played in 11 games with 9

receptions for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.[4]

For his sophomore year, Cantrell played in all 12 games with 20 receptions for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns.[5]

Cantrell was redshirted for the 2015 season due to a back injury.[2]

Despite missing two games due to injury, Dylan Cantrell had a breakout season his junior year. Cantrell played in 10 games with 57 receptions for 669 yards with 8 touchdowns.[6]

Cantrell built on the success of his junior year during his senior year. Cantrell played in all 13 games for the Red Raiders with 71 receptions for 816 yards with 7 touchdowns. Cantrell also had one rushing attempt for 3 yards that resulted in a touchdown.[7]

Statistics

Texas Tech Red Raiders
Season Team Receiving Rushing
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds TD
2013 Texas Tech 9 70 7.8 16 1 0 0 0
2014 Texas Tech 20 312 15.6 40 2 0 0 0
2016 Texas Tech 58 675 11.6 54 8 0 0 0
2017 Texas Tech 71 816 11.5 42 7 1 3 1
Career[8] 158 1,873 11.9 54 18 1 3 1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+78 in
(1.90 m)
226 lb
(103 kg)
31+38 in
(0.80 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
4.44 s 1.65 s 2.60 s 4.03 s 6.56 s 41.0 in
(1.04 m)
11 ft 3 in
(3.43 m)
18 reps
All values from
Pro Day[9][10]

Los Angeles Chargers

Cantrell was drafted by the

2018 NFL Draft.[11] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2018.[14]

On July 28, 2019, Cantrell was

injured reserve the next day, where he remained for the entire season. At the start of the 2020 league year in March, Cantrell became a free agent when the Chargers elected not to tender him as an exclusive-rights free agent.[15]

Arizona Cardinals

On June 1, 2020, Cantrell was signed by the Arizona Cardinals with the intentions of switching to tight end.[16] On September 5, 2020, Cantrell was waived during final roster cuts,[17] and re-signed to the practice squad a day later.[18] He was released two days later.[19]

New England Patriots

On November 10, 2020, the New England Patriots signed Cantrell to their practice squad.[20] He was released on November 13.[21]

Washington Football Team

On December 23, 2020, Cantrell was signed to the

Washington Football Team's practice squad.[22] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the team on January 11, 2021.[23] He was waived/injured on June 3, 2021,[24] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[25]

References

  1. ^ Hicks, Phil (March 4, 2018). "Whitehouse's Cantrell performs well at NFL Combine". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Dylan Cantrell". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Milliorn, Miles (June 23, 2016). "A Junior Close Up: Dylan Cantrell". Viva the Matadors. SB Nation. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrell 2013 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders". College Football Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrel 2014 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders". College Football Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrell 2016 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders". College Football Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrell 2017 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders". College Football Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Dylan Cantrell Stats - Texas Tech". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dylan Cantrell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "2018 Draft Scout Dylan Cantrell, Texas Tech NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Select WR Dylan Cantrell". BoltsFromTheBlue.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  12. ^ Henne, Ricky (September 1, 2018). "Chargers Cut Roster Down to 53". Chargers.com.
  13. ^ Henne, Ricky (September 2, 2018). "Chargers Announce 2018 Practice Squad". Chargers.com.
  14. ^ Henne, Ricky (December 3, 2018). "Chargers Sign WR Dylan Cantrell to Active Roster; Waive T Joe Barksdale". Chargers.com.
  15. ^ "Chargers Sign a Pair of Wide Receivers". Chargers.com. July 28, 2019.
  16. ^ Urban, Darren (June 1, 2020). "Cardinals Add Pass Catcher By Signing Dylan Cantrell". AZCardinals.com.
  17. ^ Urban, Darren (September 5, 2020). "Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". azcardinals.com.
  18. ^ Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". azcardinals.com.
  19. ^ Urban, Darren (September 8, 2020). "Cardinals Sign Free Agent Defensive Lineman Angelo Blackson". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  20. ^ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. November 10, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  21. ^ "Patriots release TE Dylan Cantrell from the practice squad; place OL Caleb Benenoch on the practice squad injured reserve list". Patriots.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  22. ^ Washington Football Team [@WashingtonNFL] (December 23, 2020). "We have signed the following players to the practice squad: TE Dylan Cantrell TE Tyrone Swoopes" (Tweet). Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "Washington Signs 13 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". WashingtonFootball.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  24. ^ @WashingtonNFL (June 3, 2021). "TE Dylan Cantrell has been waived with an injury designation" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Football Team's Dylan Cantrell: Lands on IR". CBSSports.com. June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

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