Kwamie Lassiter II
{{short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kwamie Lassiter II
| image =
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| current_team = Memphis Showboats
| number =18
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|1|21}}
| birth_place = Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 185
| high_school = Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona)
| college = Kansas (2016–2021)
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2022}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})
- Memphis Showboats ({{UFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status =Active
| statleague = NFL
| statseason =
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 1
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 2
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
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| pfr = LassKw00
| undraftedyear = 2022
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Kwamie Lassiter II (born January 21, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Kansas and was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022 by the Cincinnati Bengals.
College career
Lassiter caught 148 passes for 1,550 yards and seven touchdowns in five seasons at Kansas, earning two All-Big 12 honorable mentions.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 7/8
| weight = 185
| dash = 4.52
| ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.51
| shuttle = 4.23
| cone drill = 7.32
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 0
| bench = 13
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 9
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Kwamie Lassiter II College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1023944&DraftYear=2022 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
= Cincinnati Bengals =
Lassiter went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft. He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on May 13, 2022. He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, but re–signed to the team's practice squad the following day.{{cite web | last=Williams | first=Charean | title=Bengals announce roster moves, including cutting Noah Spence, Trayvon Henderson | website=NBC Sports | date=2022-08-30 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bengals-announce-roster-moves-including-cutting-noah-spence-trayvon-henderson | access-date=2024-07-30}} He was elevated to the active roster on November 26, 2022 for the Week 12 game against the Tennessee Titans.{{Cite web |last=Story |first=Mark |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Bengals elevate P Drue Chrisman, WR Kwamie Lassiter II |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/bengals-elevate-p-drue-chrisman-181445133.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}
Lassiter signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 31, 2023.{{cite web|title=Bengals Roster Moves: Reserve/Future Contracts|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-moves-reserve-future-contracts-post-season-2022|website=Bengals.com|date=January 31, 2023}} He was waived on August 29, 2023,{{cite web|title=Bengals Reduce Roster to 53 Players for 2023 Season|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/roster-cuts-2023-season-cincinnati-bengals|website=Bengals.com|date=August 29, 2023}} and signed to the practice squad the following day.{{cite web|title=Team Transactions: Practice Squad for 2023 Season|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/roster-moves-practice-squad-2023-season|website=Bengals.com|date=August 30, 2023}} He was activated via a standard elevation on October 7, 2023 for the Bengals Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals. The game was his only his second career NFL game, coming against the team that his father, Kwamie Lassiter, played 8 seasons for. In the game he recorded his first career reception, which was a 2-yard catch. He reverted back to the practice squad the day after the game.{{cite web |title=Former Jayhawk gets first NFL catch in sentimental stadium |url=https://www.ksnt.com/sports/kansas-jayhawks/former-jayhawk-gets-first-nfl-catch-in-sentimental-stadium/ |website=KSNT.com}}
The Bengals signed Lassiter to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-moves-players-signed-reserve-future-contracts-2024|title=Bengals Roster Moves: Players Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts|date=January 8, 2024|accessdate=January 9, 2024|work=Bengals.com}} On August 23, Lassiter was released by the Bengals.{{cite web|title=Bengals roster moves|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-moves-waive-11-players|website=Bengals.com|date=August 23, 2024}}
= Memphis Showboats =
On December 5, 2024, Lassiter signed with the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL).{{Cite web |title=UFL Transactions |url=https://uflboard.com/ufl-transactions/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=UFLBoard.com |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Lassiter is named after his father Kwamie, who also played at Kansas, and played 10 seasons in the NFL, primarily for the Cardinals. He has two younger brothers in college football: Kwinton (Kansas) and Darius (BYU).{{cite web |url=https://www.bengals.com/team/players-roster/kwamie-lassiter-ii/|title = Bengals bio}} His sister Darian was a member of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
References
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Category:People from Chandler, Arizona
Category:Players of American football from Arizona
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Kansas Jayhawks football players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen