Nick Bawden
| Free agent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Fullback | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | June 22, 1996 Los Gatos, California | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Los Gatos (Los Gatos, California) | ||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 237 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||
| |||||||
| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||
Charles Nicholas Bawden (born June 22, 1996) is an American football fullback who is a free agent. He played college football at San Diego State.
College career[]
Bawden began his collegiate career as a quarterback at San Diego State.[1] During his freshman season, he started two games for the Aztecs, completing 13 of 38 passes for 147 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, he then switched to the fullback position after the season. He caught 15 passes for 137 yards as a junior, and 15 for 103 yards and his first touchdown this past season. In back to back years, Bawden was the lead blocker for two different 2,000 yard rushers in Donnel Pumphrey and Rashaad Penny. This was the first time this had been done in the history of college football.[citation needed] Both of those running backs were also the leading rushers in college football in 2016 and 2017.
Professional career[]
Bawden was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (237th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[2] On June 6, 2018, it was reported that Bawden suffered a torn ACL in OTAs and was ruled out for the 2018 season.[3] He was placed on injured reserve on July 24, 2018.[4]
On November 20, 2019, Bawden was placed on injured reserve.[5]
On August 31, 2020, Bawden was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[6] He was waived on June 3, 2021.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Nick Bawden College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Twentyman, Tim (April 28, 2018). "Lions draft fullback Nick Bawden". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Birkett, Dave (June 7, 2018). "Lions' Bawden out with ACL, but Patricia mum on injuries". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Lions place FB Nick Bawden on reserve-injured, sign LB Freddie Bishop". DetroitLions.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Lions activate DE Austin Bryant from Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent DT Olive Sagapolu". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 3, 2021). "Lions waive Nick Bawden". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
External links[]
 | This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American football fullbacks
- Detroit Lions players
- People from Los Gatos, California
- Players of American football from California
- San Diego State Aztecs football players
- Sportspeople from Santa Clara County, California
- American football running back, 1990s birth stubs