Rachad Wildgoose

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Rachad Wildgoose
No. 29 – New York Jets
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 21)
Miami, Florida
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Northwestern High School
College:Wisconsin
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2021
Total tackles:1
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Rachad Wildgoose (born June 20, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin.

Early life and education[]

Wildgoose was born on June 20, 2000 in Miami, Florida. He went to Northwestern High School.

In April 2017, he committed to play college football for Rutgers;[1] in May 2017, he de-committed from Rutgers.[2] In June 2017, he committed to Georgia;[3] in January 2018 he de-committed from Georgia.[4] In February 2018, he committed to Wisconsin[5] and played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[6] He played in 10 games with 7 starts in 2018 and made 29 tackles.[7] The next season he played in all 13 games and had 22 tackles. He also had an interception. His third season he played in only two games. He had a season ending injury against Northwestern which forced him to miss the rest of the season.[7] He did not play a fourth season, instead he went to the NFL Draft.

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄8 in
(1.78 m) 		191 lb
(87 kg) 		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.53 s 1.50 s 2.60 s 4.18 s 7.09 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 11 reps
All values from Pro Day[8][9]

Buffalo Bills[]

Wildgoose was selected in the sixth round (213th pick) of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.[10][11] On May 13, 2021, Wildgoose signed his four-year rookie contract with Buffalo.[12] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14]

New York Jets[]

On November 16, 2021, Wildgoose was signed to the New York Jets active roster off the Bills practice squad.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ NJ.com, Todderick Hunt | NJ Advance Media for (April 16, 2017). "Rachad Wildgoose Jr. Rutgers' 1st class of 2018 commit". nj.
  2. ^ NJ.com, Todderick Hunt | NJ Advance Media for (May 26, 2017). "Former Rutgers commit Wildgoose decommits from Rutgers". nj.
  3. ^ Legge, Dean. "Georgia picks up commitments from OL Warren Ericson and DB Rachad Wildgoose Jr". Online Athens.
  4. ^ "CB Rachad Wildgoose de-commits from Georgia". DawgNation.
  5. ^ Kocorowski, Jake (February 7, 2018). "2018 CB Rachad Wildgoose, Jr. signs with Wisconsin". Bucky's 5th Quarter.
  6. ^ Wojton, Nick. "2021 NFL draft: Bills cap sixth-round picks with Rachad Wildgoose". The Bills Wire.
  7. ^ a b "Rachad Wildgoose | Football". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  8. ^ "Rachad Wildgoose Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Rachad Wildgoose, Wisconsin, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Journal, Colten Bartholomew | Wisconsin State. "Buffalo Bills draft former Badger CB Rachad Wildgoose in sixth round". madison.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  11. ^ Carucci, Vic (May 17, 2021). "Low-round draft status doesn't temper Rachad Wildgoose's high expectations with Bills". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/2021". Pro Football Rumors. May 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
  15. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 16, 2021). "Jets Sign TE Kenny Yeboah, CB Rachad Wildgoose to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
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