Daurice Fountain
No. 82 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Madison, Wisconsin | December 22, 1995||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | James Madison Memorial (Madison, Wisconsin) | ||||
College: | Northern Iowa | ||||
NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2021 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Daurice Fountain (born December 22, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa.[1]
College career[]
In 2017, Fountain had 943 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. He was invited to the East-West Shrine Game and was named offensive MVP. Nevertheless, he was not invited to the NFL scouting combine.
Professional career[]
Indianapolis Colts[]
Fountain was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round, 159th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[2] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] On December 7, Fountain was promoted to the active roster.[5]
On August 19, 2019, Fountain was placed on injured reserve after undergoing ankle surgery.[6]
Fountain signed a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender with the team on March 31, 2020.[7] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2020.[10] He recorded his first career reception in the Colts week 3 game against the New York Jets. The reception would be a 12-yard reception. He was waived on October 31, 2020,[11] and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 for the team's week 9 game against the Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[14]
Kansas City Chiefs[]
Fountain signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 17, 2021.[15] He was released on October 12, 2021.[16] He signed to the practice squad on October 14, 2021.[17]
Career statistics[]
Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |||
2018 | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | IND | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||||
2020 | IND | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/uni-panthers/unis-daurice-fountain-awaits-nfl-draft-dream-weekend-20180425
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Select Northern Iowa WR Daurice Fountain with Pick 159 in NFL Draft". StampedeBlue.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad". Colts.com.
- ^ "Colts Promote WR Daurice Fountain To Active Roster; Sign QB Phillip Walker To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Colts Sign Three Free Agents; Place WR Daurice Fountain, RB D'Onta Foreman on IR; Waive S Derrick Kindred". Colts.com. August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Colts WR Daurice Fountain Signs Exclusive Rights Free Agent Tender". Colts.com. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Colts Announce Final 2020 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: T Chaz Green Brought Back To Active Roster, DT Sheldon Day To IR, 14 Signed To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Elevate WR Daurice Fountain To Active Roster; Place RB Marlon Mack On IR; Sign RB Darius Jackson To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Activate WR Michael Pittman Jr. From IR; Waive WR Daurice Fountain". Colts.com. October 31, 2020.
- ^ Hickey, Kevin (November 3, 2020). "Colts sign WR Daurice Fountain to the practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Activate LB Matthew Adams From IR; Elevate WRs Daurice Fountain & DeMichael Harris To Active Roster; Place WR Ashton Dulin On IR". Colts.com. November 7, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Two have contracts expire". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs signing Daurice Fountain after tryout". NBCSports.com.
- ^ "KC Chiefs place Clyde Edwards-Helaire on IR, but that doesn't mean his season is over". KansasCity.com.
- ^ "Chiefs re-sign WR Daurice Fountain to practice squad". USAToday.com.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- American football wide receivers
- Northern Iowa Panthers football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Kansas City Chiefs players