Chris Rowland
Free agent | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Nolensville, Tennessee | December 19, 1997
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Ravenwood High School (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
College: | Tennessee State |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Chris Rowland (born December 19, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers. After college, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
High school[]
Rowland attended Ravenwood High School for high school. Rowland mostly played in the running back position at Ravenwood. After graduating in 2016, Rowland opted to play for Tennessee State.[1]
College career[]
In the 2019 college football season, Rowland was the only player in Division I to record a touchdown via a kick return, punt return, reception and rush. He also broke the HBCU record for most receptions in a single season, a record which was previously set by Jerry Rice.[2] For his efforts, he was named first-team all-conference as both a receiver and kick returner and received the Deacon Jones Trophy as the best player at an HBCU.[3]
Professional career[]
Atlanta Falcons[]
Rowland signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 27, 2020.[4] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[5] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[6] He was elevated to the active roster on December 26 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[7][8] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[9]
On August 31, 2021, Rowland was waived by the Falcons.[10]
Tennessee Titans[]
On November 10, 2021, Rowland was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.[11] He was released on November 23.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Chris Rowland's High School Football Stats".
- ^ Gaither, Steven J. (April 25, 2020). "Tennessee State WR who broke Jerry Rice's record signs with Falcons". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Organ, Mike (February 25, 2020). "Tennessee State's Chris Rowland is Black College Football Player of the Year". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Will (April 27, 2020). "Falcons agree to terms with 20 undrafted college free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 5, 2020). "Falcons 2020 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 6, 2020). "Falcons sign 14 players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ @AtlantaFalcons (December 26, 2020). "We have flexed OL Sean Harlow and WR Chris Rowland to the active roster" (Tweet). Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ McFadden, Will (January 2, 2021). "Falcons flex three offensive weapons for final game". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ McFadden, Will (January 4, 2021). "Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ "Falcons announce 53-man roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 10, 2021). "Titans Move CB Kristian Fulton to the Team's "Designated for Return From Injured Reserve" List". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 23, 2021). "Titans Make 13 Roster Moves – On the Active Roster, Practice Squad and Injured Reserve – On a Busy Tuesday". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Tennessee State Tigers football players
- African-American players of American football
- Players of American football from Tennessee
- Atlanta Falcons players
- 21st-century African-American people