Isaiah Zuber

Isaiah Zuber (born April 15, 1997) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State and Mississippi State.

Isaiah Zuber
No. 19 – New England Patriots
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997
Stone Mountain, GA
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephenson
(Stone Mountain, GA)
College:Mississippi State
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:29
Receiving touchdowns:0
Rushing yards:21
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Zuber began his collegiate career at Kansas State, redshirting as a freshman. He had 141 receptions, 1,532 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns over the next three seasons. After his redshirt junior year, he transferred to Mississippi State for his final season of eligibility.[1] Zuber had 14 receptions for 211 yards and two touchdowns in his lone season at Mississippi State.[2]

Professional career

Zuber was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25, 2020.[3] He was waived by the team on July 26,[4] but was re-signed by the Patriots on August 5, 2020.[5] Zuber was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Las Vegas Raiders,[8] and made his NFL debut in the game.[9] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28.[10] He was elevated again on October 5, October 17, and October 31 for the weeks 4, 6, and 8 games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills,[11][12][13] and reverted to the practice squad again following each game.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[15]

References
  1. McBride, Jim (August 5, 2020). "Patriots add undrafted wide receiver Isaiah Zuber". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. Buchmasser, Bernd (July 19, 2020). "Patriots 2020 roster breakdown: Isaiah Zuber is trying to become the latest undrafted rookie wide receiver to make the roster". PatsPulpit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. "Patriots add 2 QBs, 13 other undrafted players". Providence Journal. April 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. "Isaiah Zuber: Cut by Patriots". CBSSports.com. July 26, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. Leger, Justin (August 5, 2020). "NFL Rumors: Patriots re-sign undrafted rookie WR Isaiah Zuber". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. "LIVE: Patriots cut down to 53". Providence Journal. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. "Patriots Sign 16 To Practice Squad, Including Kickers Folk & Rohrwasser". boston.cbslocal.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevated to roster". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. "Game Notes: Bill Belichick reaches 275 regular season victories". Patriots.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. "Isaiah Zuber: Returns to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevates from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. "Patriots make a series of roster transactions". Patriots.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  13. "Patriots Make a Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  14. "Isaiah Zuber: Back to practice roster". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. "Patriots Sign 10 Players to Future Contracts". Patriots.com. January 4, 2021.
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