Tyler Slavin (born January 29, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Arizona and New Mexico Highlands.
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
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| Born: | January 29, 1992 Corona, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Eleanor Roosevelt (Eastvale, California) |
| College: | New Mexico Highlands Arizona |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early years
editSlavin attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Eastvale, California, where he graduated in 2010.[1]
College career
editArizona Wildcats
editSlavin committed to play for Arizona on December 7, 2009, and enrolled on June 30, 2010.[1] Slavin redshirted for his freshman season with the Wildcats. Over the next two seasons Slavin appeared in 18 games as a reserve receiver for the Wildcats making 22 receptions for 224 yards and a touchdown.[2] In late June 2013 Slavin left the Arizona Wildcats' football program and transferred to New Mexico Highlands, a Division II football program.[3]
New Mexico Highlands Cowboys
editSlavin sat out his first season at New Mexico Highlands. In the second season with Cowboys, Slavin had games with 17 receipts for 225 yards and four touchdowns[4] as well as an outing with 14 receipts for 278 yards and two touchdowns.[5] At the end of the season Slavin was honored with the RMAC Offensive Player of the Year award and was named first-team all-conference after making 119 receptions for 1,418 yards and 17 touchdowns.[6]
Professional career
editSt. Louis Rams
editOn May 2, 2015, after going undrafted, the St. Louis Rams signed Slavin as an undrafted free agent.[7] On August 31, 2015, Slavin was released as part of the team's roster cuts down to 75 players.[8]
Seattle Seahawks
editOn November 24, 2015, the Seattle Seahawks signed Slavin to their practice squad.[9] On December 1, 2015, the Seahawks released Slavin from their practice squad.[10] On February 4, 2016, Slavin signed a futures contract with the Seahawks.[11] On May 4, 2016, the Seahawks waived Slavin.[12] He resigned with the Seahawks on May 9, 2016, after participating in the Seahawks' Mini Camp. On July 31, 2016, the Seahawks placed Slavin on the injured reserve list.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tyler Slavin". 247.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "11 - Tyler Slavin". Arizona Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Allis, Brad (July 1, 2013). "The Tyler Slavin Effect". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Ed (September 26, 2014). "Highlands QB Orender shatters school, RMAC records". abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Glaser, Kyle (October 4, 2014). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Alumni Report". pe.com. The Press Enterprise. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Four first-teamers among Eagles' all-league choices". rapidcityjournal.com. November 25, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Berk, Daniel (May 2, 2015). "Arizona football: Once again, no Wildcats drafted". tucson.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Wilkinson, Sean (August 31, 2015). "Rams roster cuts: EJ Gaines to IR, 11 More Released/Waived". TurfShowTimes.com. SBNation. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (November 24, 2015). "Seattle Seahawks waive DT A.J. Francis, add WR B.J. Daniels; also make practice squad moves, add more RB depth". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (December 1, 2015). "Seattle Seahawks sign Chase Coffman to fill tight end void, waive center Drew Nowak". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (February 4, 2016). "Seahawks sign wide receiver Tyler Slavin to a futures contract". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (May 4, 2016). "Seahawks waive 5 players, including former starting center Drew Nowak and former Husky Josh Shirley". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ Boyle, John (July 31, 2016). "Seahawks Sign TE Clayton Echard, Waive/Injured WR Tyler Slavin". Seahawks.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.