De'Mornay Pierson-El
De'Mornay Pierson-El (born December 26, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Nebraska.
| No. 16 – New Jersey Generals | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 26, 1995 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West Potomac High School |
| College: | Nebraska |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca | |
High school career edit
During his four years as an athlete for the West Potomac varsity football team, Pierson-El helped the Wolverines capture a share of the 2011 Patriot District championship as a sophomore receiver, led the team to a playoff berth as a junior running back in 2012, and kept West Potomac competitive as a senior quarterback in 2013. He also played defensive back and returned kicks along the way. As a senior, he earned first-team VHSL all-state honors as an all-purpose defensive player.
College career edit
Pierson-El was a versatile and electrifying performer for Nebraska throughout his Cornhusker career. A Virginia native, Pierson-El burst onto the scene in 2014 earning All-America honors as a punt returner as a true freshman. He continued to be a difference-maker on special teams throughout his career, while also producing an outstanding Nebraska career as a receiver.
Statistics edit
| Season | Receiving | Rushing | Special Teams | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | KR | TD | |||
| 2014 | 23 | 321 | 14.0 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 34–596 | 10–147 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 12 | 111 | 9.3 | 19 | 1 | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 4–48 | 0–0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 20 | 254 | 12.7 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 | 24–168 | 0–0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 45 | 623 | 12.4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 13–92 | 0–0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 1,309 | 12.1 | 46 | 11 | 25 | 58 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 | 74–904 | 10–147 | 3 | ||
| Reference:[1] | |||||||||||||||
Professional career edit
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 8+5⁄8 in (1.74 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.57 s | 1.59 s | 2.65 s | 4.28 s | 6.98 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 14 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Washington Redskins edit
Pierson-El was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived later that month.[3][4]
Montreal Alouettes edit
He then signed with the Montreal Alouettes but was cut in August after only dressing for one game.
Salt Lake Stallions edit
Pierson-El later joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[5]
Oakland Raiders edit
After the AAF suspended football operations, Pierson-El signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 8, 2019.[6] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 4, 2019.[8] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[9]
St. Louis BattleHawks edit
Pierson-El was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft on October 16, 2019.[10] He signed a contract with the team on January 7, 2020.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]
Las Vegas Raiders (second stint) edit
Pierson-El re-signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 30, 2020.[13] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 30, 2020.[15] He was released on October 21.[16]
Denver Broncos edit
On June 17, 2021, Pierson-El signed with the Denver Broncos.[17] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[18] On September 6, 2021, Pierson-El was re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on December 21.[19]
New Jersey Generals edit
Pierson-El signed with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL on December 16, 2022.[20]
References edit
- ^ "De'Mornay Pierson-El]. Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Demornay Pierson-El College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (May 2, 2018). . Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (May 30, 2018). "Redskins Sign Tight End Garrett Hudson". Redskins.com.
- ^ Genessy, Jody (January 30, 2019). "Salt Lake Stallions' first roster includes 17 players from BYU, Utah and Utah State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Tyler J. (April 8, 2019). "Raiders dip into AAF pool again, sign WR De'Mornay Pierson-El". Silver And Black Pride. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders announce transactions - 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders have three new practice squad players". Raiders Wire. USA Today. December 4, 2019.
- ^ @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Raiders practice-squad contracts expired Monday: RB James Butler; LB Te'von Coney; CB Dylan Mabin (then signed to future contract); WR De'Mornay Pierson-El" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
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- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders re-sign wide receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El". Raiders.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders announce transactions for initial 53-man roster". Raiders.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ @Raiders (September 30, 2020). "Marcus Mariota has returned to practice and we have signed De'Mornay Pierson-El to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, we have released DeShone Kizer from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dubow, Josh (October 21, 2020). "Raiders send starting O-line home after Trent Brown's COVID test". Boston.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (June 17, 2021). "Broncos sign WRs Amara Darboh and De'Mornay Pierson-El". Denver Broncos. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 21, 2021). "Broncos activate RB Mike Boone from Reserve/COVID-19 list, place FB/TE Andrew Beck on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ @USFLGenerals (December 16, 2022). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Twitter.