Isaiah Zuber

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Isaiah Zuber
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997 (age 24)
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephenson
(Stone Mountain, GA)
College:Mississippi State
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:29
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Isaiah Zuber (born April 15, 1997) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas State and Mississippi State.

College career[]

Zuber began his collegiate career at Kansas State, redshirting as a freshman. He had 141 receptions, 1,532 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns over the next three seasons. After his redshirt junior year, he transferred to Mississippi State for his final season of eligibility.[1] Zuber had 14 receptions for 211 yards and two touchdowns in his lone season at Mississippi State.[2]

Professional career[]

New England Patriots[]

Zuber was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25, 2020.[3] He was waived by the team on July 26, 2020.[4] but was re-signed by the Patriots on August 5, 2020.[5] Zuber was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Las Vegas Raiders,[8] and made his NFL debut in the game.[9] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28, 2020.[10] He was elevated again on October 5, October 17, 2020, and October 31, 2020 for the weeks 4, 6, and 8 games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills,[11][12][13] and reverted to the practice squad again following each game.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[15] Zuber’s first touchdown reception came on August 29, 2021, in the preseason game against the Giants. On August 31, 2021, Zuber was waived by the Patriots.[16]

San Francisco 49ers[]

On September 3, 2021, Zuber was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[17] He was released on September 14, 2021.[18]

Cleveland Browns[]

Zuber was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on November 9, 2021.[19] He was released on November 16, 2021.

New York Jets[]

On December 22, 2021, Zuber was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[20] He was released on December 30.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ McBride, Jim (August 5, 2020). "Patriots add undrafted wide receiver Isaiah Zuber". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (July 19, 2020). "Patriots 2020 roster breakdown: Isaiah Zuber is trying to become the latest undrafted rookie wide receiver to make the roster". PatsPulpit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Patriots add 2 QBs, 13 other undrafted players". Providence Journal. April 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Isaiah Zuber: Cut by Patriots". CBSSports.com. July 26, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Leger, Justin (August 5, 2020). "NFL Rumors: Patriots re-sign undrafted rookie WR Isaiah Zuber". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "LIVE: Patriots cut down to 53". Providence Journal. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Patriots Sign 16 To Practice Squad, Including Kickers Folk & Rohrwasser". boston.cbslocal.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevated to roster". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Game Notes: Bill Belichick reaches 275 regular season victories". Patriots.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Isaiah Zuber: Returns to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevates from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Patriots make a series of roster transactions". Patriots.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  13. ^ "Patriots Make a Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Isaiah Zuber: Back to practice roster". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "Patriots Sign 10 Players to Future Contracts". Patriots.com. January 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "49ers Sign Four Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "49ers Sign Dre Kirkpatrick, Place Raheem Mostert and Jason Verrett on IR". 49ers.com. September 14, 2021.
  19. ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 9, 2021.
  20. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 22, 2021). "Jets Sign WR Isaiah Zuber and CB Ken Webster to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  21. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2021). "Jets Activate Alijah Vera-Tucker, Laurent Duvernay-Tarif, John Franklin-Myers and Ashtyn Davis". NewYorkJets.com.

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