Greg Orton (wide receiver)

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Greg Orton
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Orton with the Denver Broncos in 2011
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1986-12-17) December 17, 1986 (age 38)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Huber Heights (OH) Wayne
College: Purdue
Undrafted: 2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:138
Receiving yards:1,792
Receiving touchdowns:39
Stats at ArenaFan.com
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Gregory Carlton Orton (born December 17, 1986) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Purdue.

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He was also a member of the Spokane Shock, Denver Broncos, Omaha Nighthawks, Arizona Rattlers, and New England Patriots.

Early life

Greg attended Wayne High School, where he was a standout football, basketball and track and field member. As a member of the football team, he played for coach Jay Minton. He was ranked as the No. 19 wide receiver in nation by SuperPrep as well as the No. 53 wide receiver in nation and the No. 21 player in Ohio by Rivals.com. [1] He was a first-team all-state selection as senior, when he caught 65 passes for 1,058 yards (16.3 average) and nine touchdowns. As a result, he was named to CBS SportsLine All-Regional team. He had 59 receptions for 782 yards (13.3 average) and 11 touchdowns his junior season, and was a two-time all-area and all-conference honoree. [2]

College recruiting information
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Greg Orton
WR 		Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)4.49Sep 22, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21 (WR)   Rivals: 53 (WR), 21 (OH)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.

Orton committed to Purdue University on September 22, 2004. [3]

College career

Orton chose Purdue to continue his football career. He chose Purdue over Cincinnati, Iowa, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Virginia and Wisconsin. Orton saw his production steadily increase every season. He finished his Purdue career appearing in 50 games and recorded 203 receptions (fifth in school history) for 2,356 yards (sixth in school history) and 13 touchdowns. [4]

Statistics

Source: [5] [6]

SeasonTeamGSGPRecYdsAvgTDLong
2005 Purdue 1899410.4022
2006 Purdue 1135879013.6543
2007 Purdue 11146775211.2344
2008 Purdue 12126972010.4543
Totals27462032,35611.61344

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

In 2009, Orton signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals, after failing to have his name called in the 2009 NFL draft. [7]

Spokane Shock

In 2010, Orton signed to play with the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League. He appeared in a few games making 18 receptions for 2 touchdowns, helping guide the Shock to an ArenaBowl XXIII championship. [8] In 2011, he saw his number increase dramatically, but the Shock season wasn't as productive. As a member of the Shock, Orton led the team in receptions (120), receiving yards (1,588), and touchdowns (37). [9]

Omaha Nighthawks

In August 2011, he signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. [10]

Denver Broncos (first stint)

On August 13, 2011, Orton signed with the Denver Broncos. He was later waived by the Broncos prior to the 2011 season.

Arizona Rattlers

Orton signed with the Arizona Rattlers to play the 2012 season. [11]

Denver Broncos (second stint)

Orton was re-signed by the Broncos, as a member of the practice squad on November 29, 2012. [12]

He was waived/injured by the Broncos on August 25, 2013. [13] He reverted to injured reserve on August 27. He was released by the Broncos on October 7, 2013. [14]

New England Patriots

Orton was signed by the New England Patriots to their practice squad on December 31, 2013. The team released him on May 22, 2014, but re-signed him on July 23 of that year. [15] Orton was waived/injured by the Patriots on July 27, 2014. [16] [17] [18] He reverted to injured reserve on July 28. [14] [17] He won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots after they defeated the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 28–24. [19] He became a free agent after the 2014 season. [14]

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  3. ↑ "Greg Orton". Rivals.com. Yahoo. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Greg Orton". denverbroncos.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ 2011 Purdue Football Information Guide, August 2011, p. 147
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  8. ↑ "Tampa Bay Storm @ Spokane Shock (Aug 20, 2010)". ArenaFan.com. August 20, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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  10. ↑ "Personnel Transaction Notice - August 4, 2011". ufl-football.com. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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