Andre Patton (born May 28, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Rutgers University,[1] and was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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| Born: | May 28, 1994 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | St. Elizabeth (Wilmington, Delaware) | ||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||
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High school career
Patton was a two-way starter for the St. Elizabeth Vikings football team. On offense, his senior year he had 48 catches for 761 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 677 yards and 14 touchdowns. On defense, Patton recorded 68 tackles and three interceptions and was named the Delaware Defensive Player of the Year by voting media and the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association. He was rated Delaware's top recruit Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.[2]
College career
Patton saw game action in each of his four years at Rutgers. He finished his senior year with 33 receptions for 460, as well as 5 touchdown receptions, which lead the team and was good enough for ninth in the Big Ten.[1]
Professional career
| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.40 s | 1.68 s | 2.65 s | 4.12 s | 7.36 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 10 reps | |
| All values from Rutgers Pro Day[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Chargers
Patton was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[5] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chargers' practice squad the next day.[6][7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 2, 2018.[8]
On September 1, 2018, Patton was waived by the Chargers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 14, 2019.[11]
On August 31, 2019, Patton was waived by the Chargers and signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 14, 2019, but was waived three days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[14][15] He was promoted back to the active roster on September 28, 2019.[16]
Patton was waived on August 1, 2020.[17]
Arizona Cardinals
On August 5, 2020, Patton signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[18] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[19] and re-signed to the practice squad a day later.[20] He was released on October 27.[21]
Miami Dolphins
On November 18, 2020, Patton was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.[22] He was released on December 14, 2020,[23] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[24] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[25]
Philadelphia Eagles
On July 29, 2021, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Patton to their roster.[26] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[27]