Kyle Lauletta

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Kyle Lauletta
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Lauletta with the Browns in 2021
No. 8, 17
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-03-17) March 17, 1995 (age 29)
Exton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Downingtown East
(Lionville, Pennsylvania)
College:Richmond (2013–2017)
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Passing completions:0
Passing attempts:5
Passing yards:0
TD–INT:0–1
Player stats at NFL.com

Kyle James Lauletta (born March 17, 1995) is an American former professional

United States Football League (USFL) for the Pittsburgh Maulers and New Jersey Generals
.

Early years

Lauletta attended the East campus of

Football Bowl Subdivision schools from recruiting Lauletta, and he eventually chose to attend Richmond.[1][2]

College career

Lauletta played at Richmond from 2013 to 2017.[3] He tore his ACL in 2016 on a quarterback scramble after leading Richmond to an 8–2 record at the time, but recovered and played all games in 2017, his best statistical season.[1] During his collegiate career, he threw for a school-record 10,465 yards and 73 touchdowns.[4] Lauletta was invited to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl, in which he threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns and was named the game's MVP.[5]

College statistics

Richmond Spiders
Season Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2013 UR 3 16 21 76.2 108 5.1 17 2 0 150.8 3 8 2.7 0
2015 UR 14 241 391 61.6 3,598 9.2 79 19 15 147.3 78 116 1.5 7
2016 UR 11 220 349 63.0 3,022 8.7 66 24 8 153.9 49 −28 −0.6 1
2017 UR 11 281 433 64.9 3,737 8.6 93 28 12 153.2 68 90 1.3 4
Career[6] 39 758 1,194 63.5 10,465 8.8 93 73 35 151.4 198 186 0.9 12

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
Wonderlic
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		222 lb
(101 kg) 		30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.81 s 1.67 s 2.78 s 4.07 s 6.95 s 31 in
(0.79 m)		 9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		 29
All values from
NFL Combine[7][8]

New York Giants

Lauletta was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[9] The pick used to acquire him was traded from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Jason Pierre-Paul.[10]

On October 30, 2018, Lauletta was arrested in

Fairfax County, Virginia, in 2017 and found guilty of failure to obey a highway sign.[11][12]

Lauletta made his first NFL appearance on December 9 in relief of

Washington Redskins. He threw five incompletions and an interception to Mason Foster in the fourth quarter, for a passer rating of 0.0.[13] He appeared in one other game, Week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys as a blocker, in the 2018 season.[14]

Lauletta was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[15]

Philadelphia Eagles

Lauletta signed with the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles on September 1, 2019.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 6, 2020.[17] He was waived on August 17, 2020.[18]

Atlanta Falcons

Lauletta was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on September 2, 2020.[19] Three days later on September 5, 2020, Lauletta was waived by the Falcons and re-signed to the practice squad.[20][21] He was released on September 22, 2020.[22]

Cleveland Browns (first stint)

On October 16, 2020, Lauletta was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.[23] He was signed to a reserve/futures contract by the Browns on January 18, 2021.[24] Lauletta was waived by the Browns on August 31, 2021.[25]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 2, 2021, Lauletta was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[26]

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

On December 17, 2021, Lauletta was signed off the Jaguars' practice squad to the Browns' active roster.[27] He was waived by the Browns on January 4, 2022.[28]

Pittsburgh Maulers

On February 22, 2022, Lauletta was drafted by the

United States Football League (USFL) in the 1st round with the seventh pick of the 2022 USFL draft.[29] He was released on May 25, 2022.[30]

New Jersey Generals

On May 25, 2022, Lauletta was claimed off waivers by the New Jersey Generals.[31] He was released on June 9, 2023.[32]

Lauletta announced his retirement on September 7, 2023.[33]

Statistics

Year Team League Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2018 NYG
NFL
 2 0 0 5 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 1 -2 -2.0 0
2022 PIT
USFL
 4 2 31 63 49.2 270 4.3 0 0 60.9 3 18 6.0 0

References

  1. ^ a b Fairbairn, Matthew (April 4, 2018). "2018 NFL Draft: Could Kyle Lauletta be the Buffalo Bills' answer at quarterback?". NewYorkUpstate.com.
  2. ^ Kyed, Doug (March 3, 2018). "How Kyle Lauletta Became Bill Belichick's Perfect Quarterback Prospect". NESN. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Barber, Mike (January 26, 2018). "'Student of the game' Kyle Lauletta plans to make the leap from UR to NFL". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  4. ^ "Richmond's Lauletta getting NFL look at Senior Bowl". FOX Sports. January 24, 2018.
  5. ^ McGuire, Kevin (January 27, 2018). "Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta steals show in Senior Bowl; Baker Mayfield leaves early". NBC Sports.
  6. ^ "Kyle Lauletta NCAA FB Stats – Season & Career Statistics". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Kyle Lauletta". nfl.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Salomone, Dan (April 28, 2018). "Giants draft QB Kyle Lauletta in Round 4". Giants.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Kyle Lauletta of the New York Giants May Have Been Charged with Reckless Driving by Speed in 2017". October 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Torrejon, Rodrigo (October 30, 2018). "Giants QB Kyle Lauletta arrested after nearly hitting cop with car". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "New York Giants at Washington Redskins – December 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  14. ^ "Kyle Lauletta 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  15. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  16. ^ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2019). "Eagles agree to terms with nine practice squad players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  17. ^ Schaller, Olivia (January 6, 2020). "Eagles sign eight practice squad players to futures deals". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  18. ^ McPherson, Chris (August 17, 2020). "Eagles sign WR Marcus Green; waive QB Kyle Lauletta". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "Falcons sign quarterback Kyle Lauletta and what it means". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  20. ^ Gantt, Darin (September 5, 2020). "Falcons waive quarterbacks Kyle Lauletta, Kurt Benkert". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  21. ^ Ledbetter, D. Orlando. "Falcons claim lineman, fill out most of practice squad". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "Falcons release three from practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 22, 2020.
  23. ^ "Browns sign QB Kyle Lauletta to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  24. ^ "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
  25. ^ Gribble, Andrew (August 31, 2021). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2021 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  26. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign 2, place WR Tavon Austin on IR". Jaguars.com. September 2, 2021.
  27. ^ "Browns activate LB Anthony Walker, place 8 players on reserve/COVID-19". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 17, 2021.
  28. ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 4, 2022.
  29. ^ Mueller, Jared (February 22, 2022). "Former Browns QB selected 7th overall in USFL draft". Browns Wire. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  30. ^ @USFLMaulers (May 26, 2022). "Released: • QB Kyle Lauletta" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "QBs Shea Patterson, Kyle Lauletta join new USFL teams". FoxSports.com. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  32. ^ @USFLGenerals (June 9, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
  33. ^ "https://twitter.com/JamesLarsenPFN/status/1699788612186095872". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved September 8, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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