Hamilcar Rashed Jr.

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Hamilcar Rashed Jr.
Personal information
Born: (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 26)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Chandler
(Chandler, Arizona)
College: Oregon State (2016–2020)
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Pac-12 (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Hamilcar Rashed Jr. (born January 2, 1998) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Oregon State.

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Early years

Rashed Jr. originally attended Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, Arizona before transferring to Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona for his senior season. [1] He committed to Oregon State University to play college football. [2]

College career

After redshirting his first year at Oregon State in 2016, Rashed Jr. played in all 12 games in 2017, recording six tackles. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 10 of 12 games, recording 58 tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a junior in 2019, he started 11 of 12 games, finishing with 62 tackles and school records 14 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss. [3] [4] [5] The tackles for loss also led the nation. He was named a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated , The Athletic and Phil Steele. [6]

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+38 in
(1.89 m)
251 lb
(114 kg)
33+12 in
(0.85 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.60 s1.59 s2.65 s4.50 s7.51 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)
10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)
25 reps
All values from Pro Day [7] [8] [9]

New York Jets

On May 3, 2021, Rashed signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. [10] [11] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 10, 2022. [14] On August 8, 2022, Rashed was waived. [15]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On August 10, 2022, Rashed was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [16] He was waived on August 30 and signed to the practice squad the next day. [17] [18] He was released on November 15, 2022.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 14, 2022, Rashed was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad. [19] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023. [20] He was waived on August 28, 2023. [21]

Seattle Seahawks

On December 15, 2023, Rashed was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. [22] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract. [23]

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