Jace Billingsley

Jace Billingsley (born May 16, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Eastern Oregon University, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft.

Jace Billingsley

Personal information
Born:	(1993-05-16) May 16, 1993 (age 30) Winnemucca, Nevada
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Winnemucca (NV) Lowry
College:	Eastern Oregon
Position:	Wide receiver
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
Detroit Lions (2016–2017) New England Patriots (2018)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

In his last season at Eastern Oregon University, Billingsley finished fourth in the country with 1,931 all-purpose yards, 863 rushing yards, and 506 receiving yards.^[1]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Billingsley signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.^[2] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[3][4] On December 31, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster, though he was a healthy scratch for the Lions' final regular season game against the Green Bay Packers and playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.^[5]

On September 2, 2017, Billingsley was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2017.^[8] In his second career NFL game, on Monday Night Football against the Packers, Billingsley recorded two special teams tackles in the Lions 30-17 victory. He was waived by the Lions on November 11, 2017.^[9] He was re-signed on November 14, 2017.^[10] He was waived again on November 22, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad.^[11][12] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 29, 2017.^[13]

On September 1, 2018, Billingsley was waived by the Lions.^[14]

New England Patriots

On September 4, 2018, Billingsley was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.^[15] He was released on September 12, 2018, and was re-signed six days later.^[16] He was released again on September 26, 2018.^[17]

References

1. Bond, Ronald. "Former EOU star headed for Motown". The Observer. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
2. . DetroitLions.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
3. . DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
4. . DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
5. "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to active roster and place RB Theo Riddick on Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 31, 2016.
6. . DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
7. . DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
8. Alper, Josh (October 25, 2017). "Lions promote Jace Billingsley to active roster". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
9. "Lions activate T Taylor Decker and T Corey Robinson". DetroitLions.com. November 11, 2017.
10. "Lions sign free agents WR Jace Billingsley and DE George Johnson". DetroitLions.com. November 15, 2017.
11. "Lions awarded DE Dwight Freeney via waivers from Seattle". DetroitLions.com. November 22, 2017.
12. . DetroitLions.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
13. "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to the active roster and place C Travis Swanson on Reserve-Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 29, 2017.
14. "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018.
15. "Patriots Make Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 4, 2018.
16. "Patriots Make Practice Squad Moves". Patriots.com. September 12, 2018.
17. "Patriots Place RB Rex Burkhead and LB Ja'Whaun Bentley on Injured Reserve; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 26, 2018.