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John Hurst (American football)

John Hurst (born November 2, 1996) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at West Georgia.

John Hurst
No. 6
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 (age 28)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Cambridge (Milton, Georgia)
College:West Georgia
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-GSC (2019)
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Early life

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Hurst grew up in Milton, Georgia and attended Cambridge High School. As a senior, he caught 63 passes for 834 yards and seven touchdowns and was named All-North Fulton.[1]

College career

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Hurst was a member of the West Georgia Wolves for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. He caught 40 passes for 654 yards and seven touchdowns and was named first-team All-Gulf South Conference as a senior.[2] Hurst finished his collegiate career with 77 receptions for 1,242 yards and 12 touchdowns in 35 games played and was named to West Georgia's All-Decade Team for the 2010s.[3] After his senior season, Hurst declared for the 2020 NFL draft, where he went undrafted.[4]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		195 lb
(88 kg) 		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.50 s 1.56 s 2.53 s 4.19 s 7.38 s 38.0 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 15 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)

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Hurst was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as undrafted free agent on May 4, 2020, and made the team out of training camp.[6][7] He was placed on injured reserve on September 7, 2020.[8][9] Hurst was activated off the injured reserve on October 19, 2020,[10] subsequently waived the next day,[11] and signed to the practice squad on October 22.[12] He was released on November 5.[13]

Los Angeles Chargers

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On November 16, 2020, Hurst signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Chargers.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021.[15] He was waived on August 30, 2021.[16]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

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On September 21, 2021, Hurst signed with the Buccaneers' practice squad.[17] He was released on November 10.[18] He was re-signed on November 24. He was released on December 14.[19] He was re-signed on January 11, 2022.[20]

Indianapolis Colts

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On July 26, 2022, Hurst signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[21] On August 2, Hurst was placed on injured reserve.[22] He was waived/injured on August 9.[23]

Coaching career

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On January 31, 2024, Hurst was named the head coach at A. P. Leto High School in Tampa, Florida.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Blum, Mike (December 18, 2014). "Appen Media's Players of the Year: Six NF players share top football honors". Revue & News. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Auman, Greg (July 22, 2020). "Odds get longer, but undrafted rookies remain excited for their shot with Bucs". The Athletic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "UWG Announces Football All-Decade Team". UWGSports.com. May 11, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "John Hurst looks to be next West Georgia prospect to make it in NFL". 11Alive.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout John Hurst College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Price, Kelly (May 4, 2020). "West Georgia product signs with Tampa Bay Bucs". Fox5Atlanta.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Auman, Greg (September 4, 2020). "Bucs waive 21: Succop wins kicking job, undrafted rookies make the cut". The Athletic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Smith, Scott (September 7, 2020). "Leonard Fournette Joins Bucs' High-Powered Offense". Buccaneers.com.
  9. ^ Auman, Greg. "Call him Crazy Legs: Long shot John Hurst beats odds again, makes Bucs' roster". The Athletic. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Alper, Josh (October 20, 2020). "Bucs announce Steve McLendon trade, activate John Hurst from IR". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  11. ^ Smith, Scott (October 20, 2020). "Bucs Waive WR Hurst, Make Practice Squad Changes". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Buccaneers sign John Hurst to practice squad". Buccaneers.com. October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "John Hurst: Dropped from practice squad". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "John Hurst: Joins Chargers". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 10 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "Chargers Begin Cutting Roster Down to 53". Chargers.com. August 30, 2021.
  17. ^ Smith, Scott (September 21, 2021). "Bucs Restock Practice Squad with WR Hurst, CB Robinson". Buccaneers.com.
  18. ^ Smith, Scott (November 10, 2021). "Bucs Add Breshad Perriman, Darren Fells to Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
  19. ^ Smith, Scott (December 14, 2021). "Bucs Place RB Giovani Bernard on I.R." Buccaneers.com.
  20. ^ Smith, Scott (January 11, 2022). "Shaq Barrett Activated, Richard Sherman to IR". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  21. ^ "Colts Sign WRs Isaiah Ford, John Hurst; Waive WR Kekoa Crawford, DT Caeveon Patton". Colts.com. July 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "Colts Place WR John Hurst, G/T Carter O'Donnell On Injured Reserve, Sign C Alex Mollette". Colts.com. August 2, 2022.
  23. ^ "NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Tuesday, Aug. 9". NFL.com. August 9, 2022.
  24. ^ "x.com".
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