Andrew Turzilli

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Andrew Turzilli
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-10-13) October 13, 1991 (age 32)
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Butler
(Butler, New Jersey)
College: Kansas (2010–2013)
Rutgers (2014)
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:25
Player stats at PFR

Andrew Turzilli (born October 13, 1991) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Kansas before transferring to Rutgers. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

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Early life

Turzilli attended Butler High School [1] where he played both high school football as well as high school basketball. While playing football, he lettered for three seasons as a wide receiver and defensive back. After transferring to Butler as a junior he recorded 38 receptions for 685 yards and seven touchdowns in just five games. For that season he was named All-Conference. As a senior appeared in 12 games and recorded 54 receptions for 953 yards and 11 touchdowns. For the season, he was named All-State first-team, All- Daily Record , All-Conference, All-Area and All-Tri-State. [2]

College career

Turzilli then attended Kansas where he majored in American studies. [2]

As a freshman in 2010, he redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, appeared in three games, recording three receptions for 37 yards. A redshirt sophomore in 2012, he appeared in all 12 games with four starts. He recorded 17 receptions for 287 yards. He was named Academic All-Big 12 second-team. In 2013 as a redshirt junior, he appeared in nine games with three starts. He recorded seven receptions for 167 yards with a touchdown. He was again named Academic All-Big 12 second-team. In May 2014, he graduated with a degree in American studies. [3]

He then transferred to Rutgers University where he was immediately eligible to compete for the Scarlet Knights. As a redshirt senior in 2014 he appeared in 11 games with four starts. For the season he recorded 10 receptions for 347 yards and four touchdowns. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄3 in
(1.94 m)		190 lb
(86 kg)		4.44 s1.53 s2.70 s4.34 s6.96 s12 reps
All values from Rutgers pro day. [4]

Tennessee Titans (first stint)

After going unselected in the 2015 NFL draft, Turzilli was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans on May 11, 2015. He was waived with an injury settlement on September 3. [3]

San Francisco 49ers

He was then signed by the San Francisco 49ers to their practice squad on October 13. [3]

Tennessee Titans (second stint)

On November 17, he was signed by the Titans to their active roster from the 49ers practice squad. [3] Turzilli appeared in 3 games catching 2 passes for 25 yards on the season. On September 2, he was released by the Titans. [5]

Detroit Lions

On December 20, 2016, Turzilli was signed to the Lions' practice squad. [6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017. [7] He was waived by the Lions on May 11, 2017. [8]

New York Giants

On August 14, 2017, Turzilli signed with the New York Giants. [9] He was waived/injured on August 23, 2017, after suffering a hamstring injury and placed on injured reserve. [10] He was released on August 27, 2017. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Duleavy, Ryan. (March 5, 2015). "NFL personnel notice Butler grad Turzilli at Rutgers Pro Day". Morristown Daily Record . Retrieved May 27, 2017. 'I feel like (the key is) just getting an opportunity and I'll make the most of it,' said Turzilli, a Butler High School graduate who spent one year at Rutgers after transferring from Kansas.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andrew Turzilli bio". ScarletKnights.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Tennessee Titans: Andrew Turzilli". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Turzilli, DS #133 WR, Rutgers". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Wolf, Jason; Glennon, John (September 2, 2016). "Titans release Justin Hunter, Bishop Sankey, Dexter McCluster". Tennessean.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lions Sign WR Andrew Turzilli To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.com. December 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lions sign nine players to Reserve/Future List". DetroitLions.com. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ Birkett, Dave (May 11, 2017). "Detroit Lions waive two players before rookie minicamp". Freep.com.
  9. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 14, 2017). "Giants sign WR Andrew Turzilli and LB Chris Casher". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 23, 2017). "Giants make roster moves, sign four free agents". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Bouda, Nate (August 28, 2017). "Giants Waive WR Andrew Turzilli From I.R. With Settlement, Cut DE Evan Schwan".
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