Cole Wick

Cole Wick
No. 89 – San Francisco 49ers
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993
Hallettsville, Texas
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school: Sacred Heart Catholic School
(Hallettsville, Texas)
College: Incarnate Word
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018
Receptions: 2
Receiving yards: 18
Receiving touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Cole Wick (born November 30, 1993) is an American football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of the Incarnate Word.[1] Wick is from Hallettsville, Texas.[2] He played high school football at Sacred Heart Catholic High.[3]

College career

Statistics

YearTeamRecYardsAvgLongRec TDs
2012Incarnate Word000.000
2013Incarnate Word1111810.7211
2014Incarnate Word2035017.5392
2015Incarnate Word3036412.1262
College totals6183213.6395

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Wick went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.[4] He had free agent offers from the Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders before signing with the Detroit Lions.[5] Along with Myke Tavarres, who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, Wick was the first Incarnate Word football player to make an NFL roster. On September 11, in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, Wick recorded his first career reception for five yards in his NFL debut.[6] His rookie season came to an early end after suffering a knee injury. He was placed on injured reserve on November 1, 2016.[7]

On September 2, 2017, Wick was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was released by the team on September 6, 2017.[10]

San Francisco 49ers

On October 18, 2017, Wick was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on January 2, 2018.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Cole Wick". National Football League. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cole Wick". Detroit Lions.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Meinke, Kyle (August 8, 2016). "TE Cole Wick, undrafted out of University of Incarnate Word, climbs Lions' depth chart". MLive.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Katzenstein, Josh (May 5, 2016). "Lions think small school TE Wick can do big things". The Detroit News. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Birkett, Dave (August 8, 2016). "Detroit Lions TE Cole Wick: 'I never doubted what I can do'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts - September 11th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  7. ↑ "Lions sign TE Matthew Mulligan and acquire CB Johnthan Banks via trade". DetroitLions.com. November 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lions sign TE Hakeem Valles and WR Noel Thomas to the practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ "49ers Sign CB Mabin and TE Wick to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. October 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ "49ers Sign Nine Players to Reserves/Future Contracts". 49ers.com. January 2, 2018.
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