Bruce Hector

Bruce Hector (born October 7, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at South Florida and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Bruce Hector
Free agent
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-07) October 7, 1994
Tampa, Florida
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Robinson (Tampa, Florida)
College:South Florida
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:2
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life and high school

Hector was born and grew up in Tampa, Florida. He initially attended Gulf High School for two years before transferring to Thomas Richard Robinson High School where he played both offensive and defensive line for the Knights. As a senior, Hector made 55 tackles (9.5 for a loss) and was named first team Class 5A all-state.[1]

College career

Over the course of his career at South Florida, Hector recorded 90 total tackles (60 solo), 28 tackles for loss and 18 sacks (5th in school history).[2] As a senior, Hector made 38 tackles, 13 for loss, seven sacks with a forced fumble and one pass defensed and was named second team All-AAC.[3] Following the end of his senior season, Hector was invited to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[4]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Hector signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in May 2018.[5] He made his NFL debut on September 6, 2018 in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons.[6] He was waived by the Eagles on October 2, 2018 and subsequently signed to their practice squad two days later.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2018.[9] Hector recorded his first career tackle, a combined sack of Cam Newton along with Brandon Graham, on October 21, 2018 in a 21–17 loss to the Carolina Panthers.[10] Hector was waived by the Eagles again on October 30, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad on November 2.[11][12] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 8, 2018.[13] In his rookie season Hector played in eight games, recording two tackles and a half of a sack.

Arizona Cardinals

On August 22, 2019, Hector was traded to the Arizona Cardinals for safety Rudy Ford.[14] Hector was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[15]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

Hector was re-signed to the Eagles' practice squad on September 1, 2019.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2019.[17] He was waived on October 28,[18] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2019.[20] Hector was waived on August 7, 2020.[21]

Carolina Panthers

Hector was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on August 9, 2020.[22] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[23][24] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[25][26] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 4, 2020,[27] and restored to the practice squad on December 15.[28]

References
  1. DeVriend, Jamie (July 5, 2016). "Only Bruce Hector Days Until USF Football Season". TheDailyStampede.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. "Bruce Hector". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. Smith, Ryan (April 26, 2018). "Bruce Hector vs. the World". TheDailyStampede.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  4. Edwards, Josh (January 17, 2018). "NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Players to Watch". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. Lee Gowton, Brandon (May 3, 2018). "Evaluating the top defensive tackle options for the Eagles following the Tim Jernigan injury news". Bleeding Green Nation. SB Nation. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  6. "Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - September 6th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  7. Kerr, Jeff (October 3, 2018). "Eagles release Bruce Hector, sign Treyvon Hester". 247Sports.com.
  8. Bouda, Nate. "Eagles Re-Sign DT Bruce Hector To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  9. McPherson, Chris (October 19, 2018). "DT Bruce Hector Back On Active Roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  10. Gallen, Daniel (October 21, 2018). "Eagles 10, Panthers 0: 3 takeaways at halftime after another solid performance by Carson Wentz". www.PennLive.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  11. Bouda, Nate (October 30, 2018). "Eagles Waive DT Bruce Hector". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  12. Bouda, Nate (November 2, 2018). "Eagles Re-Sign DT Bruce Hector to PS, Release DT Winston Craig". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  13. McPherson, Chris (December 8, 2018). "Eagles Place CB Jalen Mills On Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  14. "Arizona Cardinals trade safety Rudy Ford to Philadelphia Eagles for defensive lineman Bruce Hector". Revenge Of The Birds. August 22, 2019.
  15. Odegard, Kyle (August 31, 2019). "After Cuts, Cardinals Arrive At Initial Roster". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  16. McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2019). "Eagles agree to terms with nine practice squad players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  17. Kaye, Mike (October 25, 2019). "NFL roster moves: Eagles to promote defensive tackle from practice squad to 53-man roster. Here's how it helps depth chart". NJ.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  18. "Roster Move: #Eagles have waived DT Bruce Hector". Twitter. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  19. McPherson, Chris (October 29, 2019). "Eagles bring back DT Bruce Hector to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  20. McPherson, Chris (December 18, 2019). "Eagles place LB Kamu Grugier-Hill on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  21. Johnson, Vaughn (August 7, 2020). "Eagles waive DT Bruce Hector, DB Prince Smith". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  22. Simmons, Myles (August 9, 2020). "Panthers claim defensive tackle Bruce Hector". Panthers.com.
  23. Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2020). "Panthers reduce roster to 53 players". Panthers.com.
  24. "Panthers announce initial practice squad additions", Panthers.com, September 6, 2020
  25. Simmons, Myles (November 7, 2020). "Panthers activate Christian McCaffrey, Yetur Gross-Matos". Panthers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  26. "Carolina calls on three". FantasyGuru.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  27. Weaver, Tim (December 4, 2020). "Panthers re-sign WR Shelton Gibson to practice squad, place DT on COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  28. "Bruce Hector: Clears COVID-19 protocols". CBSSports.com. December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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