Travis Fulgham

Travis Fulgham (born September 13, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.

Travis Fulgham
Fulgham (#7) at ODU
No. 13 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995
Alexandria, Virginia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Broad Run (VA)
College:Old Dominion
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 184
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:38
Receiving yards:539
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

The child of Foreign Service officers, Fulgham spent most of his childhood abroad before his parents settled in Ashburn, Virginia and attended Massanutten Military Academy before transferring to Broad Run High School. Fulgham only played two years of high school football.[1]

College career

Fulgham played five seasons for the Monarchs, redshirting his freshman season. Although he initially joined the team as a walk-on, he earned a scholarship by the end of fall camp during his first year.[2] As a senior, Fulgham led Conference USA with 1,083 receiving yards and a 17.2 yards per catch and was named second team All-Conference USA. He finished his collegiate career seventh in school history with 128 receptions for 2,044 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns (sixth in school history).[3] Following the end of his redshirt senior season, Fulgham was invited to play in the 2019 Senior Bowl, becoming one of the first Old Dominion players to participate along with linebacker Oshane Ximines.[4] He caught one pass for seven yards in the game.[5]

College statistics
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics[6]
Old Dominion
YearTeamGPRecYardsAVGTDs
2015ODU468914.80
2016ODU122947816.58
2017ODU113039413.11
2018ODU12631,08317.29
College Totals391282,04416.018

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		 215 lb
(98 kg)		 33 3⁄4 in
(0.86 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.58 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[7]

Detroit Lions

Fulgham was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round with the 184th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] Fulgham signed a rookie contract with the Lions on May 14, 2019.[9] He was waived on September 26, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] The Lions promoted Fulgham back up to the active roster on December 12, 2019.[11] He made his NFL debut on December 15, 2019 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[12]

On August 9, 2020, Fulgham was waived by the Lions.[13]

Green Bay Packers

On August 10, 2020, Fulgham was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[14] He was waived on August 19, 2020.[15]

Philadelphia Eagles

Fulgham was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 20, 2020.[16] He was waived on September 3, 2020, but was re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on October 3, 2020.[18] Fulgham caught his first pass in the NFL and later caught another pass for his first career touchdown the following day, in a Sunday Night Football game against the San Francisco 49ers, on a 42-yard pass from Carson Wentz.[19] The following week, Fulgham caught ten passes for 152 yards and a touchdown in a 38–29 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[20] He became the 11th player in Eagles history with at least ten catches and 150 or more yards in a game, and his 152 yards are the most for an Eagle in one of their first five games.[21] The next week in a showdown with the Baltimore Ravens, Fulgham posted 6 receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown that put the Eagles in position to tie the game late in the fourth quarter with a successful two-point conversion. [22] In Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys, Fulgham had 6 receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown in the 23-9 win.[23] Fulgham finished the season with 38 receptions for a team-high 539 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions.[24]

References
  1. Teel, David (August 24, 2018). "Worldly Travis Fulgham eyes breakout senior season at ODU". Daily Press. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. Miller, Ed (April 24, 2019). "ODU's Oshane Ximines and Travis Fulgham hoping to make history in NFL draft". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  3. "ODU Football: Travis Fulgham, Oshane Ximines invited to NFL Scouting Combine". AugustaFreePress.com. February 10, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. Miller, Ed (January 25, 2019). "A first for the Monarchs: 2 players at the Senior Bowl on Saturday". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  5. "Fulgham, Ximines Cap Collegiate Careers at Reese's Senior Bowl". ODUSports.com. Old Dominion University Athletics Department. January 26, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. "Travis Fulgham College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  7. "Travis Fulgham Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. Birkett, Dave (April 27, 2019). "Detroit Lions pick WR Travis Fulgham in Round 6 of 2019 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. Meinke, Kyle (May 14, 2019). "WR Travis Fulgham inks rookie deal with Lions; only Will Harris remains unsigned". MLive.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. "Report: Lions to waive 6th round pick WR Travis Fulgham". Lions Wire. September 26, 2019.
  11. Schlitt, Erik (December 12, 2019). "Lions promote rookie WR Travis Fulgham to active roster". Lions Wire. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  12. Raven, Benjamin (December 16, 2019). "Snap counts: Lions CB Amani Oruwariye back to limited role as Rashaan Melvin returns". MLive.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  13. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 9, 2020.
  14. "Packers claim WR Travis Fulgham". packers.com. August 15, 2020.
  15. "Packers release T Travis Bruffy and WR Travis Fulgham". packers.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  16. Zangaro, Dave (August 20, 2020). "Eagles claim former 6th-round receiver Travis Fulgham off waivers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  17. Alper, Josh (September 3, 2020). "Eagles put Andre Dillard on IR, cut 12 players". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  18. McPherson, Chris (October 3, 2020). "Eagles sign WR Travis Fulgham, C Luke Juriga, and RB Adrian Killins from the practice squad to the active roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  19. Erby, Glenn (October 4, 2020). "Eagles QB Carson Wentz tosses a 42-yard dime to Travis Fulgham for a TD vs. the 49ers". Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  20. Murphy, David (October 11, 2020). "Travis Fulgham showed that all Carson Wentz needs is a legitimate NFL wide receiver". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  21. Frank, Reuben (October 12, 2020). "Eagles marvel at Travis Fulgham: 'He's a beast'". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  22. "Eagles vs. Ravens Game Summary". ESPN. October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  23. "Cowboys vs. Eagles Game Summary". ESPN. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  24. "Eagles' Travis Fulgham: Unable to sustain big first half". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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