Jeoffrey Pagan (born June 10, 1993) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is p ...
. He was drafted by the
Houston Texans in the sixth round of the
2014 NFL Draft
The 2014 NFL draft was the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. The draft, officially the "Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New Y ...
. He played
college football at
Alabama
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, where he was a member of Alabama's
2011 and
2012 national championship teams.
College career
College statistics
In January 2014, Pagan announced his intention to forgo his
senior year and enter the
2014 NFL Draft
The 2014 NFL draft was the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. The draft, officially the "Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New Y ...
.
He was ranked as one of the top
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is p ...
prospects of his draft class.
Professional career
Pagan was selected by the Texans in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the
2014 NFL Draft
The 2014 NFL draft was the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. The draft, officially the "Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New Y ...
.
On August 30, 2016, Pagan was waived by the Texans.
References
External links
Alabama Crimson Tide bio
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1993 births
Living people
American football defensive ends
Alabama Crimson Tide football players
Players of American football from North Carolina
Sportspeople from Asheville, North Carolina
Houston Texans players