John Hurst (American football)

John Hurst (born November 2, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Georgia.

John Hurst
No. 87 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-02) 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
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
  • First team All-GSC (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Hurst was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as undrafted free agent on May 4, 2020 and made the team out of training camp.[4][5] He was placed on injured reserve on September 7, 2020.[6] Hurst was activated off the injured reserve on October 19, 2020,[7] subsequently waived the next day,[8] and signed to the practice squad on October 22.[9] He was released on November 5.[10]

Los Angeles Chargers

On November 16, 2020, Hurst signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Chargers.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021.[12]

References
  1. Blum, Mike (December 18, 2014). "Appen Media's Players of the Year: Six NF players share top football honors". Revue & News. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. Auman, Greg (July 22, 2020). "Odds get longer, but undrafted rookies remain excited for their shot with Bucs". The Athletic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. "UWG Announces Football All-Decade Team". UWGSports.com. May 11, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. Price, Kelly (May 4, 2020). "West Georgia product signs with Tampa Bay Bucs". Fox5Atlanta.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. Auman, Greg (September 4, 2020). "Bucs waive 21: Succop wins kicking job, undrafted rookies make the cut". The Athletic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  6. Smith, Scott (September 7, 2020). "Leonard Fournette Joins Bucs' High-Powered Offense". Buccaneers.com.
  7. Alper, Josh (October 20, 2020). "Bucs announce Steve McLendon trade, activate John Hurst from IR". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  8. Smith, Scott (October 20, 2020). "Bucs Waive WR Hurst, Make Practice Squad Changes". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  9. "Buccaneers sign John Hurst to practice squad". Buccaneers.com. October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  10. "John Hurst: Dropped from practice squad". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. "John Hurst: Joins Chargers". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  12. "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 10 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 5, 2021.
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