Hamilcar Rashed Jr.

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Hamilcar Rashed Jr.
No. 55 – New York Jets
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 23)
Phoenix, Arizona
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Chandler
(Chandler, Arizona)
College:Oregon State
Undrafted:2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-Pac-12 (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2021
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Hamilcar Rashed Jr. (born January 2, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State.

Early years[]

Rashed Jr. originally attended Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, Arizona before transferring to Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona for his senior season.[1] He committed to Oregon State University to play college football.[2]

College career[]

After redshirting his first year at Oregon State in 2016, Rashed Jr. played in all 12 games in 2017, recording six tackles. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 10 of 12 games, recording 58 tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a junior in 2019, he started 11 of 12 games, finishing with 62 tackles and school records 14 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss.[3][4][5] The tackles for loss also led the nation. He was named a first team All-American by Sports Illustrated, The Athletic and Phil Steele.[6]

Professional career[]

On May 3, 2021, Rashed signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[7][8] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Obert, Richard. "All-Arizona LB Hamilcar Rashed Jr. to transfer to Chandler High". The Arizona Republic.
  2. ^ "Hamilcar Rashed, 3-star OLB, commits to Oregon State Beavers". oregonlive. October 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Nick Daschel | The (January 8, 2020). "Oregon State linebacker Hamilcar Rashed Jr. motivated to make a senior-year statement: 'I promised myself first round'". oregonlive.
  4. ^ steve.gress@lee.net, STEVE GRESS. "OSU football notebook: Rashed sets single-season school record for sacks". Corvallis Gazette Times.
  5. ^ "Hamilcar Rashed Jr. having a historic season for Oregon State". sports.yahoo.com.
  6. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Nick Daschel | The (December 11, 2019). "Oregon State's Hamilcar Rashed Jr. named first-team All America by The Athletic, Sports Illustrated". oregonlive.
  7. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Nick Daschel | The (2021-05-02). "Oregon State linebacker Hamilcar Rashed Jr. headed to New York Jets as an undrafted free agent". oregonlive. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  8. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 7, 2021). "Jets Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. ^ "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. August 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Jets Sign 13 to the Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. September 1, 2021.

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