De'Mornay Pierson-El

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De'Mornay Pierson-El
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-26) December 26, 1995 (age 26)
Alexandria, Virginia
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:West Potomac High School
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

De'Mornay Pierson-El (born December 26, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Nebraska.

High school career[]

During his four years as an athlete for the West Potomac varsity football team, Pierson-El helped the Wolverines capture a share of the 2011 Patriot District championship as a sophomore receiver, led the team to a playoff berth as a junior running back in 2012, and kept West Potomac competitive as a senior quarterback in 2013. He also played defensive back and returned kicks along the way. As a senior, he earned first-team VHSL all-state honors as an all-purpose defensive player.

College career[]

Pierson-El was a versatile and electrifying performer for Nebraska throughout his Cornhusker career. A Virginia native, Pierson-El burst onto the scene in 2014 earning All-America honors as a punt returner as a true freshman. He continued to be a difference-maker on special teams throughout his career, while also producing an outstanding Nebraska career as a receiver.

Statistics[]

Season Receiving Rushing Special Teams
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD PR KR TD
2014 23 321 14.0 46 4 5 10 2.0 6 0 34–596 10–147 3
2015 12 111 9.3 19 1 3 -9 -3.0 0 0 4–48 0–0 0
2016 20 254 12.7 40 1 14 34 2.4 9 0 24–168 0–0 0
2017 45 623 12.4 36 5 3 23 11.5 12 0 13–92 0–0 0
Total 100 1,309 12.1 46 11 25 58 2.4 12 0 74–904 10–147 3
Reference:[1]

Professional career[]

Washington Redskins[]

Pierson-El was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived later that month.[2][3]

Montreal Alouettes[]

He then signed with the Montreal Alouettes but was cut in August after only dressing for one game.

Salt Lake Stallions[]

Pierson-El later joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[4]

Oakland Raiders[]

After the AAF suspended football operations, Pierson-El signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 8, 2019.[5] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[6] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 4, 2019.[7] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[8]

St. Louis BattleHawks[]

Pierson-El was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft on October 16, 2019.[9] He signed a contract with the team on January 7, 2020.[10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[11]

Las Vegas Raiders (second stint)[]

Pierson-El re-signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 30, 2020.[12] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[13] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 30, 2020.[14] He was released on October 21.[15]

Denver Broncos[]

On June 17, 2021, Pierson-El signed with the Denver Broncos.[16] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[17] On September 6, 2021, Pierson-El was re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on December 21.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "De'Mornay Pierson-El]. Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Czarda, Stephen (May 2, 2018). "Redskins Sign 13 College Free Agents". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Czarda, Stephen (May 30, 2018). "Redskins Sign Tight End Garrett Hudson". Redskins.com.
  4. ^ Genessy, Jody (January 30, 2019). "Salt Lake Stallions' first roster includes 17 players from BYU, Utah and Utah State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Smith, Tyler J. (April 8, 2019). "Raiders dip into AAF pool again, sign WR De'Mornay Pierson-El". Silver And Black Pride. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Raiders announce transactions - 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Raiders have three new practice squad players". Raiders Wire. USA Today. December 4, 2019.
  8. ^ @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Raiders practice-squad contracts expired Monday: RB James Butler; LB Te'von Coney; CB Dylan Mabin (then signed to future contract); WR De'Mornay Pierson-El" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/phase-1-skill-players-draft-tracker
  10. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Raiders re-sign wide receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El". Raiders.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Raiders announce transactions for initial 53-man roster". Raiders.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. ^ @Raiders (September 30, 2020). "Marcus Mariota has returned to practice and we have signed De'Mornay Pierson-El to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, we have released DeShone Kizer from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Dubow, Josh (October 21, 2020). "Raiders send starting O-line home after Trent Brown's COVID test". Boston.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  16. ^ DiLalla, Aric (June 17, 2021). "Broncos sign WRs Amara Darboh and De'Mornay Pierson-El". Denver Broncos. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  17. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  18. ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 21, 2021). "Broncos activate RB Mike Boone from Reserve/COVID-19 list, place FB/TE Andrew Beck on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
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