Dylan Cantrell (born June 29, 1994) is an American former professional

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. He played

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and was selected by the

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as a

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in the sixth round of the

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College career

Cantrell was a four-star recruit coming out of high school. He chose Texas Tech over

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, and

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. In his freshman year, Cantrell played in 11 games with 9 receptions for 70 yards and 1

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. For his sophomore year, Cantrell played in all 12 games with 20 receptions for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cantrell was

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for the 2015 season due to a back injury. Despite missing two games due to injury, Dylan Cantrell had a breakout season his junior year. Cantrell played in 10 games with 57 receptions for 669 yards with 8 touchdowns. Cantrell built on the success of his junior year during his senior year. Cantrell played in all 13 games for the Red Raiders with 71 receptions for 816 yards with 7 touchdowns. Cantrell also had one rushing attempt for 3 yards that resulted in a touchdown.

Statistics

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

Cantrell was selected by the

as a

in the sixth round (191st overall) of the

. He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the

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the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2018. On July 28, 2019, Cantrell was

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by the Chargers and placed on

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the next day, where he remained for the entire season. At the start of the 2020 league year in March, Cantrell became a free agent when the Chargers elected not to tender him as an exclusive-rights free agent.

Arizona Cardinals

On June 1, 2020, Cantrell was signed by the

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with the intentions of switching to

. On September 5, 2020, Cantrell was waived during final roster cuts, and re-signed to the practice squad a day later. He was released two days later.

New England Patriots

On November 10, 2020, the

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signed Cantrell to their practice squad. He was released on November 13.

Washington Football Team

On December 23, 2020, Cantrell was signed to the

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's practice squad. He signed a reserve/futures contract with the team on January 11, 2021. He was waived/injured on June 3, 2021, and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.

References

External links

Texas Tech Red Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cantrell, Dylan 1994 births Living people American football wide receivers Arizona Cardinals players Los Angeles Chargers players New England Patriots players People from Whitehouse, Texas Players of American football from Smith County, Texas Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Washington Football Team players