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Position: |
Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | February 1, 1994||||||
Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 153 lb (69 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: |
Boyd H. Anderson ( Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) | ||||||
College: |
Akron Utah State | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Bruce "JoJo" Natson Jr. (born February 1, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at Utah State and Akron. [1]
Natson played for three seasons at Utah State where he is tied for first all-time in both Utah State and Mountain West history with four punt returns for touchdowns. [2] After multiple violations of team rules Natson was dismissed from the Utah State football team. [3] Natson transferred to Akron where he played his senior season.
Team | Season | Rec | Yds | TD | Rush | Yds | TDs | PR | Yds | TDs |
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Utah State | 2012 | 17 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah State | 2013 | 59 | 395 | 2 | 28 | 98 | 3 | 31 | 351 | 2 |
Utah State | 2014 | 51 | 504 | 3 | 25 | 292 | 2 | 25 | 292 | 2 |
Akron | 2016 | 59 | 837 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 261 | 2 |
Career totals | 186 | 1,868 | 15 | 84 | 617 | 6 | 72 | 904 | 6 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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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5 ft 6+3⁄4 in (1.70 m) |
159 lb (72 kg) |
29+1⁄8 in (0.74 m) |
8 in (0.20 m) |
4.46 s | 1.53 s | 2.58 s | 4.19 s | 7.20 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
16 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [4] |
Natson was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017. [5] He was waived by the Colts on September 2, 2017. [6]
On September 4, 2017, Natson was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets. [7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11, 2017. [8] He was waived by the Jets on April 27, 2018. [9]
On July 24, 2018, Natson signed with the Los Angeles Rams. [10] He was waived on August 31, 2018. [11] On September 12, 2018, Natson re-signed with the Rams after Pharoh Cooper was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. [12]
On December 3, 2019, Natson was again placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, ending his season.
On March 10, 2020, Natson was waived by the Rams. [13]
On March 24, 2020, Natson signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. [14] He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2020, after suffering a torn ACL in Week 3. [15]
On March 19, 2021, Natson re-signed with the Browns. [16] The Browns terminated Natson's contract on August 31, 2021. [17] Natson was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on September 1, 2021. [18] Natson was elevated to the Browns' active roster on November 13, 2021, [19] and reverted to the practice squad the following day. Natson was elevated to the active roster again on December 11, 2021. [20] Natson was waived by the Browns on December 28, 2021. [21]
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Kickoff return | Punt return | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
2017 | NYJ | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 325 | 20.3 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | LAR | 13 | 0 | -- | – | 0.0 | – | – | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 280 | 10.8 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2019 | LAR | 12 | 0 | -- | – | 0.0 | – | – | 13 | 289 | 22.2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 149 | 7.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 722 | 20.6 | 32 | 0 | 61 | 467 | 7.7 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Kickoff return | Punt return | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
2018 | LAR | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |