Travis Homer
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Travis Homer
| image =
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| current_team = Chicago Bears
| number = 21
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|7|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 202
| high_school = Oxbridge Academy {{nowrap|(West Palm Beach, Florida)}}
| college = Miami (FL) (2016–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 204
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 476
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 5.3
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 55
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 475
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 2
| statlabel7 = Return yards
| statvalue7 = 473
| statlabel8 = Return touchdowns
| statvalue8 = 1
| pfr = HomeTr00
}}
Travis Homer (born August 7, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
Early life
Homer attended Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida. During his high school football career, he had over 3,200 rushing yards and 50 total touchdowns. He committed to the University of Miami to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Ryan S. |date=May 31, 2015 |title='Canes get commitment from Oxbridge RB Travis Homer |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/football/broward/fl-miami-7on7-tournament-0601-20150531-story.html |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Sun-Sentinel.com}}{{Cite web |last=Furones |first=David |date=June 30, 2015 |title=UM commit Travis Homer excited about opportunity with Hurricanes - High School Sports Blog |url=https://miamiherald.typepad.com/hssports/2015/06/um-commit-travis-homer-excited-about-opportunity-with-hurricanes.html |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Miami Herald}}
College career
As a true freshman at Miami in 2016, Homer played in 12 games, rushing for 44 yards on seven carries.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Shandel |date=March 31, 2017 |title=Hurricanes sophomore Travis Homer favorite for backup RB |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/fl-sp-um-spring-football-friday-20170331-story.html |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Sun-Sentinel.com}} As a sophomore in 2017, he appeared in 13 games and started the final nine. He finished the season with 966 rushing yards on 163 carries with eight touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Elman |first=Jake |date=December 28, 2017 |title=Ex-Oxbridge star Travis Homer quietly helped save Hurricanes' season |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/college-football/oxbridge-star-travis-homer-quietly-helped-save-hurricanes-season/MDKMKTWAUt0mSOUqfNeVeK/ |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=The Palm Beach Post |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411201917/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/college-football/oxbridge-star-travis-homer-quietly-helped-save-hurricanes-season/MDKMKTWAUt0mSOUqfNeVeK/ |url-status=dead }} As a junior in 2018, he had 164 carries for 985 yards and four touchdowns. After the season, he entered the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Jordan |date=December 30, 2018 |title=Not long after Richt announces retirement, UM's top running back declares for NFL Draft |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article223741320.html |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Miami Herald}}{{Cite web |last=Furones |first=David |date=December 30, 2018 |title=Miami Hurricanes running back Travis Homer goes pro, signs with agent |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/fl-sp-hurricanes-homer-20181230-story.html |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Sun-Sentinel.com}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| Conf ! rowspan="2"| Class ! rowspan="2"| Pos ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2016 | Miami (FL) | ACC
| FR || RB || 7 || 7 || 44 || 6.3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2017 | Miami (FL) | ACC
| SO || RB || 13 || 163 || 966 || 5.9 || 8 || 18 || 219 || 12.2 || 1 | |||||||
| 2018 | Miami (FL) | ACC
| JR || RB || 13 || 164 || 985 || 6.0 || 4 || 19 || 186 || 9.8 || 0 | |||||||
| colspan="5"| Career | 37 | 334 | 1,995 | 6.0 | 12 | 37 | 405 | 10.9 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 3/8
| weight = 201
| dash = 4.48
| ten split = 1.57
| twenty split = 2.61
| shuttle = 4.31
| cone drill = 7.07
| vertical = 39.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 10
| bench = 17
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 10
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Travis Homer Combine Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/travis-homer?id=3219484f-4d65-5558-456b-7b9fa9f97090 |access-date=August 28, 2019 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1017799&DraftYear=2019 |title=2019 Draft Scout Travis Homer, Miami NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=July 4, 2022}}
}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
Homer was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round (204th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Boyle, John |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Seahawks Select Miami Running Back Travis Homer No. 204 Overall In 2019 NFL Draft |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-select-miami-running-back-travis-homer-no-204-overall-in-2019-nfl-draft |website=Seahawks.com}} His first career carry came on December 2, 2019, during Monday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings, where he was snapped the ball on a fake punt and ran 29 yards for a first down.{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks - December 2nd, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201912020sea.htm |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Homer made his first career start in Week 17 against the San Francisco 49ers after starting running backs Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny suffered season-ending injuries during the previous two games. During the game, Homer rushed 10 times for 62 yards and caught five passes for 30 yards in the 26–21 loss.{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2019 |title=49ers win NFC West, No. 1 seed with 26-21 win over Seahawks |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128040 |access-date=December 29, 2019 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}} Homer started Seattle's first playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, but was benched in favor of the newly resigned Marshawn Lynch in the Divisional Round matchup against the Green Bay Packers.{{Cite news |last=Bieler |first=Des |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Seahawks plan to increase Marshawn Lynch's role against Packers |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/01/07/seahawks-plan-increase-marshawn-lynchs-role-against-packers/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
Homer entered the 2020 season third on the running back depth chart. He was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Boyle, John |date=December 19, 2020 |title=Seahawks Activate RB Rashaad Penny & DE Damontre Moore |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-activate-rb-rashaad-penny-de-damontre-moore |website=Seahawks.com}}
In Week 8 of the 2021 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Homer recovered an onside kick with 1:49 left in the game and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown. The Seahawks would win 31–7. This was the first special teams touchdown for the Seahawks since the final week of the 2017 regular season.{{cite web |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Seahawks' Travis Homer: Returns onside kick for touchdown |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/seahawks-travis-homer-returns-onside-kick-for-touchdown/ |website=cbssports.com}} 2021 In Week 13, Homer scored a 73 yard touchdown on a fake punt against the San Francisco 49ers as the Seahawks would go on to win 30–23.{{cite web | last=Jude | first=Adam | title=‘He’s dangerous’: Travis Homer does it all on special teams to spark Seahawks’ upset of 49ers | website=The Seattle Times | date=2021-12-05 | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/hes-dangerous-travis-homer-does-it-all-on-special-teams-to-spark-seahawks-upset-of-49ers/ | access-date=2025-01-03}} He was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.{{cite web|title=Chargers QB Justin Herbert, Lions QB Jared Goff among NFL Players of the Week|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-2021-week-13-justin-herbert-jared-goff|author=Gordon, Grant|website=NFL.com|date=December 8, 2021}}
On September 28, 2022, Homer was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Place Travis Homer On IR, Sign CB Xavier Crawford To 53-Man Roster|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-place-travis-homer-on-ir-sign-cb-xavier-crawford-to-53-man-roster|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=September 28, 2022}} He was activated on October 29.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Activate Travis Homer From IR; Elevate Bruce Irvin & Cade Johnson From Practice Squad|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-activate-travis-homer-from-ir-elevate-bruce-irvin-cade-johnson-from-pra|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=October 29, 2022}} On January 7, 2023, Homer was placed back on injured reserve with an ankle injury.{{Cite web |last=Dimmitt |first=Zach |date=January 7, 2023 |title=Seahawks Place RB Travis Homer on IR, Make 3 Roster Moves Before Rams |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/news/seattle-seahawks-travis-homer-injured-reserve-roster-moves-practice-squad-los-angeles-rams-joshua-onujiogu |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=SI.com |language=en}}
=Chicago Bears=
On March 15, 2023, Homer signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears worth up to $4.5 million.{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Roster Move: Bears agree to terms with RB Travis Homer |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-move-bears-agree-to-terms-with-rb-travis-homer |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=ChicagoBears.com}} He played in 16 games for the Bears primarily on special teams, and recorded no carries in six offensive snaps.{{Cite web|title=Travis Homer 2023 Stats per Game - NFL|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/4037457/type/nfl/year/2023|access-date=April 15, 2025|website=espn.com|language=en}}
Homer made 10 appearances for Chicago during the 2024 campaign, recording 23 rushing yards on six carries and 11 receiving yards on three receptions.{{Cite web|title=Travis Homer 2024 Stats per Game - NFL|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/4037457/type/nfl/year/2024|access-date=April 15, 2025|website=espn.com|language=en}}
On March 17, 2025, Homer re-signed with the Bears on a one-year, $2 million contract.{{Cite web|title=Bears sign former Ravens All-Pro return specialist Devin Duvernay, re-sign RB Travis Homer|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/bears-sign-former-ravens-pro-215000445.html|access-date=March 19, 2025|website=sports.yahoo.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.chicagobears.com/team/players-roster/travis-homer/ Chicago Bears bio]
- [https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7929 Miami Hurricanes bio]
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Category:Players of American football from West Palm Beach, Florida
Category:American football running backs
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players