Dylan Cantrell
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dylan Cantrell
| image = 2017-0717-Big12MD-DylanCantrell.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Cantrell in 2017
| current_team =
| number = 84
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|29}}
| birth_place = Tyler, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 226
| high_school = Whitehouse {{nowrap|(Whitehouse, Texas)}}
| college = Texas Tech
| draftyear = 2018
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 191
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Washington Football Team ({{NFL Year|2020|2021}})
| status =
| highlights =
| pfr = CantDy00
}}
Dylan Cantrell (born June 29, 1994) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Texas Tech and was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers as a wide receiver in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Phil |date=March 4, 2018 |title=Whitehouse's Cantrell performs well at NFL Combine |url=https://tylerpaper.com/sports/college/whitehouses-cantrell-performs-well-at-nfl-combine/article_d61f7336-2001-11e8-bdb4-5b016d1cfae5.html |access-date=June 14, 2023 |website=TylerPaper.com |language=en}}
College career
Cantrell was a four-star recruit coming out of high school.{{Cite web |title=NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Dylan Cantrell |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dylan-cantrell?id=32462018-0002-5601-49ad-2275bccf11b0 |access-date=April 30, 2018 |website=NFL.com}} He chose Texas Tech over Arkansas, West Virginia, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State.{{Cite web |last=Milliorn |first=Miles |date=June 23, 2016 |title=A Junior Close Up: Dylan Cantrell |url=https://www.vivathematadors.com/2016/6/23/12011122/a-junior-close-up-dylan-cantrell |access-date=April 30, 2018 |website=Viva the Matadors |publisher=SB Nation}}
In his freshman year, Cantrell played in 11 games with 9 receptions for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.{{Cite web |title=cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrell 2013 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders |url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/player/700/1057639/index.html |access-date=April 30, 2018 |publisher=College Football Statistics}}
For his sophomore year, Cantrell played in all 12 games with 20 receptions for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrel 2014 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders |url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2014/player/700/1057639/index.html |access-date=April 30, 2018 |publisher=College Football Statistics}}
Cantrell was redshirted for the 2015 season due to a back injury.
Despite missing two games due to injury, Dylan Cantrell had a breakout season his junior year. Cantrell played in 10 games with 57 receptions for 669 yards with 8 touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrell 2016 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders |url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/player/700/1057639/index.html |access-date=April 30, 2018 |publisher=College Football Statistics}}
Cantrell built on the success of his junior year during his senior year. Cantrell played in all 13 games for the Red Raiders with 71 receptions for 816 yards with 7 touchdowns. Cantrell also had one rushing attempt for 3 yards that resulted in a touchdown.{{Cite web |title=cfbstats.com - Dylan Cantrell 2017 Player Statistics - Texas Tech Red Raiders |url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2017/player/700/1057639/index.html |access-date=April 30, 2018 |publisher=College Football Statistics}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="3"| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 2013 | Texas Tech
| 9 || 70 || 7.8 || 16 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2014 | Texas Tech
| 20 || 312 || 15.6 || 40 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2016 | Texas Tech
| 58 || 675 || 11.6 || 54 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2017 | Texas Tech
| 71 || 816 || 11.5 || 42 || 7 || 1 || 3 || 1 | |||||||
| colspan="2"| Career{{Cite web |title=Dylan Cantrell Stats - Texas Tech |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/3052576/type/college/dylan-cantrell |access-date=April 30, 2018 |publisher=ESPN}} | 158 | 1,873 | 11.9 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 7/8
| weight = 226
| dash = 4.44
| ten split = 1.65
| twenty split = 2.60
| shuttle = 4.03
| cone drill = 6.56
| vertical = 41.0
| broad ft = 11
| broad in = 3
| bench = 18
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Dylan Cantrell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dylan-cantrell/32004341-4e78-9339-5427-faf42921e1f6 |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2018 Draft Scout Dylan Cantrell, Texas Tech NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=126792&DraftYear=2018 |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=draftscout.com}}
}}
=Los Angeles Chargers=
Cantrell was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers as a wide receiver in the sixth round (191st overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2018 |title=Los Angeles Chargers Select WR Dylan Cantrell |url=https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2018/4/28/17296836/los-angeles-chargers-select-wr-dylan-cantrell |access-date=June 21, 2018 |website=BoltsFromTheBlue.com}} He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Henne, Ricky |date=September 1, 2018 |title=Chargers Cut Roster Down to 53 |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-cut-roster-down-to-53 |website=Chargers.com}}{{Cite web |last=Henne, Ricky |date=September 2, 2018 |title=Chargers Announce 2018 Practice Squad |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-announce-2018-practice-squad |website=Chargers.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2018.{{Cite web |last=Henne, Ricky |date=December 3, 2018 |title=Chargers Sign WR Dylan Cantrell to Active Roster; Waive T Joe Barksdale |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-wr-dylan-cantrell-to-active-roster-waive-t-joe-barksdale |website=Chargers.com}}
On July 28, 2019, Cantrell was waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve the next day, where he remained for the entire season. At the start of the 2020 league year in March, Cantrell became a free agent when the Chargers elected not to tender him as an exclusive-rights free agent.{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2019 |title=Chargers Sign a Pair of Wide Receivers |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-a-pair-of-wide-receivers |website=Chargers.com}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On June 1, 2020, Cantrell was signed by the Arizona Cardinals with the intentions of switching to tight end.{{Cite web |last=Urban, Darren |date=June 1, 2020 |title=Cardinals Add Pass Catcher By Signing Dylan Cantrell |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-add-pass-catcher-by-signing-dylan-cantrell |website=AZCardinals.com}} On September 5, 2020, Cantrell was waived during final roster cuts,{{Cite web |last=Urban, Darren |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-make-final-cuts-to-get-to-initial-53-man-roster-2020 |website=azcardinals.com}} and re-signed to the practice squad a day later.{{Cite web |last=Urban, Darren |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-build-practice-squad-evan-weaver-d-j-foster-hakeem-butler |website=azcardinals.com}} He was released two days later.{{Cite web |last=Urban |first=Darren |date=September 8, 2020 |title=Cardinals Sign Free Agent Defensive Lineman Angelo Blackson |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-sign-angelo-blackson-richie-leone-jordan-thomas |access-date=June 14, 2023 |website=AZCardinals.com}}
=New England Patriots=
On November 10, 2020, the New England Patriots signed Cantrell to their practice squad.{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2020 |title=Patriots Make A Series of Roster Transactions |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-make-a-series-of-roster-transactions-x8430 |access-date=June 14, 2023 |website=Patriots.com}} He was released on November 13.{{Cite news |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Patriots release TE Dylan Cantrell from the practice squad; place OL Caleb Benenoch on the practice squad injured reserve list |work=Patriots.com |url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-release-te-dylan-cantrell-from-the-practice-squad-place-ol-caleb-beneno |access-date=December 19, 2020}}
=Washington Football Team=
On December 23, 2020, Cantrell was signed to the Washington Football Team's practice squad.{{Cite tweet |number=1341791292410478593 |user=WashingtonNFL |title=We have signed the following players to the practice squad: TE Dylan Cantrell TE Tyrone Swoopes |author=Washington Football Team |date=December 23, 2020 |access-date=February 7, 2021}} He signed a reserve/futures contract with the team on January 11, 2021.{{Cite news |date=January 11, 2021 |title=Washington Signs 13 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts |work=WashingtonFootball.com |url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/washington-signs-players-reserve-future-contracts-2021 |access-date=February 17, 2021}} He was waived/injured on June 3, 2021,{{Cite tweet |number=1400546113422233609 |user=WashingtonNFL |title=TE Dylan Cantrell has been waived with an injury designation. |date=June 3, 2021 |access-date=June 8, 2021}} and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.{{Cite news |date=June 5, 2021 |title=Football Team's Dylan Cantrell: Lands on IR |work=CBSSports.com |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/football-teams-dylan-cantrell-lands-on-ir/ |access-date=June 8, 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://texastech.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=371 Texas Tech Red Raiders bio]
{{Los Angeles Chargers 2018 draft navbox}}
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