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 30)
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
Player stats at PFR

Dylan Cantrell (born June 29, 1994) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Texas Tech and was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers as a wide receiver in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft. [1]

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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

SeasonTeamReceivingRushing
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsTD
2013 Texas Tech 9707.8161000
2014 Texas Tech 2031215.6402000
2016 Texas Tech 5867511.6548000
2017 Texas Tech 7181611.5427131
Career [8] 1581,87311.95418131

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		226 lb
(103 kg)		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.44 s1.65 s2.60 s4.03 s6.56 s41.0 in
(1.04 m)		11 ft 3 in
(3.43 m)		18 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10]

Los Angeles Chargers

Cantrell was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers as a wide receiver in the sixth round (191st overall) of 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 waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on 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]

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  2. 1 2 "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Dylan Cantrell". NFL.com . Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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  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.
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  9. ↑ "Dylan Cantrell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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  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.
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