Jesper Horsted

Jesper Horsted (born February 27, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Princeton.

Jesper Horsted
No. 87 – Chicago Bears
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-27) February 27, 1997
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Roseville Area
(Roseville, Minnesota)
College:Princeton
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2019
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:87
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Horsted played wide receiver for the Princeton Tigers for four seasons. As a junior, he set school records with 92 receptions and 14 receiving touchdowns with 1,226 yards and was named first team All-Ivy League. He caught 72 passes for 1,047 yards with 13 touchdowns in his senior season and was again named first team All-Ivy.[1] He finished his collegiate career as the schools all-time leader with 196 receptions and 28 receiving touchdowns and second with 2,703 receiving yards.[2]

Horsted also was a member of the Princeton baseball team. He hit .324 with seven doubles and 14 RBIs in 36 games as a junior and batted .312 in 104 games over three seasons.[3]

Professional career

Horsted signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2019.[4] He was cut at the end of training camp, but was re-signed to the Bears' practice squad on September 1, 2019.[5] Horsted was promoted to the Bears active roster on November 20.[6] He made his NFL debut on November 24 against the New York Giants, catching one pass for four yards.[7] Four days later against the Detroit Lions, he was named starting tight end as injuries plagued his teammates. In the third quarter, he scored his first NFL touchdown on an 18-yard reception from quarterback Mitchell Trubisky; the score tied the game at 17 apiece, and the Bears went on to win 24–20.[8] Horsted finished his rookie season with eight receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown in six games played.[9]

Horsted was among the final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and was placed on the practice squad a day later.[10][11] On January 11, 2021, Horsted signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bears.

References
  1. Eurich, Matt (May 13, 2019). "Chicago Bears sign tight end Jesper Horsted". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. Perez, Bryan (May 13, 2019). "Bears sign Princeton TE Jesper Horsted". Bears Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. Franko, Kyle (September 14, 2018). "Princeton's two-sport star Jesper Horsted shines in football and baseball". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. Emma, Chris (May 13, 2019). "Bears Sign UDFA TE Jesper Horsted". 670TheScore.Radio.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  5. Barbieri, Alyssa (September 1, 2019). "Chicago Bears set initial 2019 practice squad". Bears Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. Ellis, Cam (November 20, 2019). "With six weeks left, rookie tight end Jesper Horsted will now get the extended tryout he's been waiting for". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  7. "Bears' Jesper Horsted: Makes career debut". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  8. Lieser, Jason (November 28, 2019). "New Bears TE Jesper Horsted gets national spotlight with touchdown vs. Lions". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  9. Pearson, Zack (January 2, 2020). "Bears Position Review 2019: TE was a disappointment". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. Infante, Jacob (September 5, 2020). "Bears waive cornerback Kevin Toliver II, tight end Jesper Horsted". Windy City Gridiron. SB Nation. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  11. Mayer, Larry (September 6, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 16 to practice squad". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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