Personal information | |
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Born: | Atlanta, Georgia | November 2, 1996
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: |
Cambridge ( Milton, Georgia) |
College: | West Georgia |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
John Hurst (born November 2, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at West Georgia.
Hurst grew up in Milton, Georgia and attended Cambridge High School. As a senior, he caught 63 passes for 834 yards and seven touchdowns and was named All-North Fulton. [1]
Hurst was a member of the West Georgia Wolves for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. He caught 40 passes for 654 yards and seven touchdowns and was named first-team All- Gulf South Conference as a senior. [2] Hurst finished his collegiate career with 77 receptions for 1,242 yards and 12 touchdowns in 35 games played and was named to West Georgia's All-Decade Team for the 2010s. [3] After his senior season, Hurst declared for the 2020 NFL Draft, where he went undrafted. [4]
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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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.50 s | 1.56 s | 2.53 s | 4.19 s | 7.38 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
15 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [5] |
Hurst was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as undrafted free agent on May 4, 2020, and made the team out of training camp. [6] [7] He was placed on injured reserve on September 7, 2020. [8] [9] Hurst was activated off the injured reserve on October 19, 2020, [10] subsequently waived the next day, [11] and signed to the practice squad on October 22. [12] He was released on November 5. [13]
On November 16, 2020, Hurst signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Chargers. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021. [15] He was waived on August 30, 2021. [16]
On September 21, 2021, Hurst signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad. [17] He was released on November 10. [18] He was re-signed on November 24. He was released on December 14. [19] He was re-signed on January 11, 2022. [20]
On July 26, 2022, Hurst signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [21] On August 2, 2022, Hurst was placed on injured reserve. [22] He was waived/injured on August 9, 2022. [23]