Wes Saxton

Wes Saxton
No. 86New York Jets
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Hueytown High School Hueytown, AL
College: South Alabama
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

William Earl Saxton Jr. (born August 13, 1993) is an American football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at South Alabama. Saxton signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

College career

Itawamba Community College

Saxton was selected to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges all-state second-team. In his only season, Saxton had 10 receptions, 137 receiving yards one receiving touchdown.

South Alabama

Saxton was selected to the all-Sun Belt Conference first-team and all-league first-team by Phil Steele Publications and College Sports Madness in his junior season.

Professional career

New York Jets

On May 2, 2015, Saxton signed with the New York Jets following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft.[1] On September 6, 2015, Saxton was signed to the practice squad a day after being released.[2]

On October 12, 2015, Saxton was cut from the team.[3] On October 14, Saxton was re-signed to the practice squad after clearing waivers.

Personal

Saxton is the cousin of former NFL running back and former assistant coach Tony Nathan.[4]

References

  1. "South Alabama's Wes Saxton signs free agent deal with Jets". al.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. "Jets Sign 8 Players to Practice Squad". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  3. "NFL Transactions | October 2015 All Transactions". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  4. "South Alabama Profile". usajaguars.com.

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