Aaron Fuller (American football)

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Aaron Fuller
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-30) September 30, 1997 (age 26)
Lucas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Lovejoy
(Lucas, Texas)
College: Washington (2016–2019)
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Aaron Fuller (born September 30, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington.

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Early life and high school

Fuller grew up in McKinney, Texas and attended Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas. As a junior, he was named the District 10-5A Offensive Player of the Year and All-Collin County after finishing the season with 69 receptions for 1,396 yards and 22 touchdowns. [1] As a senior, Fuller caught 86 passes for 1,178 yards and 14 touchdowns with two rushing touchdowns and two punts returned for touchdowns and repeated as an All-Collin County selection. [2] Fuller was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Washington over offers from SMU, Navy, Northwestern, Iowa, Boston College and Houston. [3]

College career

Fuller was a member of the Washington Huskies for four seasons. He led the Huskies with 58 receptions and 874 receiving yards with four touchdowns and returned 22 punts for 122 yards in his junior season. [4] As a senior, Fuller caught 59 passes for 702 yards and six touchdowns and returned 22 punts for 250 yards and one touchdown. [5] Fuller finished his collegiate career with 159 receptions for 2,051 yards and 13 touchdowns in 54 games played. [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10+34 in
(1.80 m)
188 lb
(85 kg)
29+34 in
(0.76 m)
8+78 in
(0.23 m)
4.59 s1.61 s2.69 s7.14 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)
9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
All values from NFL Combine [7] [8]

Fuller signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2020. [9] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] [11] Fuller remained on the practice squad for the entirety of the 2020 season and signed a reserve/futures contract with the Seahawks on January 11, 2021. [12] [13] He was waived at the end of the preseason on August 31, 2021, and again resigned to the practice squad on September 1. [14] Fuller was elevated to the active roster on January 8, 2022, for the Seahawks' final game of the season against the Arizona Cardinals, where he made his NFL debut in the 38–30 victory. [15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 10, 2022. [16]

On August 30, 2022, Fuller was waived by the Seahawks. [17]

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