Colby Pearson
Colby A. Pearson (born January 19, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at BYU, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Free agent | |||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Blackfoot, Idaho | January 19, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Blackfoot (ID) | ||
College: | BYU | ||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
4.50 s | 1.60 s | 2.61 s | 4.35 s | 6.94 s | 1⁄2 in (0.01 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 12 reps | |||
All values are from Pro Day[1] |
Green Bay Packers
Pearson signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on June 1, 2017.[2] He was waived on August 28, 2017.[3] On December 13, 2017, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 2, 2018.[5]
On June 6, 2018, Pearson was released by the Packers.[6]
Atlanta Falcons
On July 30, 2018, Pearson signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[7] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 24, 2018.[8]
New York Guardians
In October 2019's 2020 XFL Draft, the New York Guardians selected Pearson during the open phase.[9] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]
References
- "Colby Pearson - Brigham Young, WR : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- "Packers sign RB Jamaal Williams, release P Jacob Schum". Packers.com. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Packers release three players". Packers.com. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018.
- "Packers sign WR Pearson to practice squad". Packers.com. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018.
- "Packers sign five free agents". Packers.com. January 2, 2018.
- "Packers release WR Pearson". Packers.com. June 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- McFadden, Will (July 30, 2018). "Falcons waive Hall, Parks, Marx; sign three additional players". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- McFadden, Will (August 24, 2018). "Falcons waive/injury settlement receiver Colby Pearson". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.