Jhurell Pressley
 Pressley during the 2016 preseason. | |||
| No. 35 Atlanta Falcons | |||
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| Position: | Running back | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | May 20, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Newark, Delaware | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Bear (DE) Red Lion | ||
| College: | New Mexico | ||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Jhurell Pressley (born May 20, 1992) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at New Mexico. Pressley was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers.
College career
Pressley attended The University of New Mexico, where he played on the New Mexico Lobos football team from 2011 to 2015.[1]
Statistics
Source: GoLobos.com
| Year | Team | G | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 2012 | UNM | 13 | 104 | 462 | 4.4 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 55 | 1 |
| 2013 | UNM | 12 | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 40 | 0 |
| 2014 | UNM | 12 | 114 | 1,083 | 9.5 | 77 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 32 | 0 |
| 2015 | UNM | 13 | 147 | 907 | 6.2 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 394 | 2,725 | 6.9 | 80 | 35 | 18 | 202 | 11.2 | 55 | 1 | |
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10 in | 206 lb | 4.40 s | 1.44 s | 2.57 s | 4.15 s | 7.01 s | 33.5 in | 9 ft 9 in | 25 reps | ||||||||||
| All values are from Pro Day[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pressley signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 2, 2016.[3] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Vikings during final team cuts.[4]
Green Bay Packers
On September 5, 2016, Pressley was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[5] He was released by the Packers on September 14, 2016.[6]
Atlanta Falcons
Pressley was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on October 25, 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ "New Mexico Lobos: Jhurell Pressley". GoLobos.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Jhurell Pressley - New Mexico, RB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Vikings agree to terms with rookie free agents". Vikings.com. May 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Vikings announce roster moves, set roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers release RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 14, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ Jackson, Curtis (October 25, 2016). "Falcons release Person, Hawk; sign Ward, Ridley". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
External links
- Green Bay Packers bio
- Minnesota Vikings bio
- New Mexico Lobos bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • CBS Sports • Yahoo! Sports • Pro-Football-Reference