Lance Lenoir

Lance Lenoir
No. 14 – Dallas Cowboys
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-02-09) February 9, 1995
Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Crete-Monee (Crete, Illinois)
College: Western Illinois
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Roster status: Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Lance Lenoir (born February 9, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Illinois.

Early years

Lenoir attended Crete-Monee High School, where he was a three-time All-Conference and a two-time All-Area selection at wide receiver. One of his teammates was future NFL wide receiver Laquon Treadwell. As a senior, he helped his team win the Class 6A state championship and received All-state honors.

He finished his high school career with 140 receptions for 1,971 yards, 31 receiving touchdowns and 2 touchdowns on punt returns. He also practiced baseball.

College career

Lenoir accepted a football scholarship from Western Illinois University. As a freshman, he started all 12 games and became the first freshman in school history to lead the team in receiving yards (489). He also had 39 receptions (second on the team) and 7 receiving touchdowns (freshman record).

As a sophomore, he became one of only five players in school history to register 1,000 receiving yards (1,030) in a single-season, and the only non-senior to reach that milestone. He also had 75 receptions (school record) and 7 touchdowns. Against Northern Arizona University, he made 8 receptions for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns. Against Illinois State University, he had 12 receptions for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns.

As a junior, he recorded 83 receptions (school record), 1,184 receiving yards (school record) and 10 touchdowns. Against Eastern Illinois University, he had a career-high 280 all-purpose yards, of which 156 yards came on kickoff and punt returns, setting the school single-game record with a 52.5-yard average on kickoff returns.

As a senior, he posted 76 receptions for 1,093 yards and 7 touchdowns. Against Northern Arizona University, he set a career-high with 231 receiving yards on 11 receptions and one touchdown. Against Indiana State University, he had 11 receptions for 204 yards and 2 touchdowns. Against Missouri State University, he made 7 receptions for 142 yards. Against the University of South Dakota, he had his first punt returned for a touchdown. Against Illinois State University, he made 11 receptions for 131 yards. He also broke the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-time record for most receptions and finished third in receiving yardage.

He finished his career with 47 starts out of 48 games, becoming the school leader in receptions (273), receiving yards (3,796), touchdowns (28), 100-yard games (14), 200-yard games (2), and consecutive games with a reception (41).

Professional career

On December 21, 2016, it was announced that Lenoir accepted his invitation to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[1] On January 21, 2017, Lenoir played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and caught one pass for 12-yards, as he played for Jim Zorn's American team that lost 27-7 to the National.[2] Unfortunately, Lenoir didn't receive an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine. On March 14, 2017, Lenoir attended Northwestern's Pro Day and performed all of the combine drills. He also attended Western Illinois' pro day on March 30. During the draft process, Lenoir had private workouts and visits with multiple teams, that included the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, and Baltimore Ravens.[3] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Lenoir was projected to go undrafted and be signed as an undrafted free agent. He was ranked the 113th wide receiver in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 11 5⁄8 in
(1.82 m)		 199 lb
(90 kg)		 4.67 s 1.59 s 2.66 s 4.39 s 6.87 s 34 1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 14 reps
All values from Northwestern's Pro Day[4]

On June 13, 2017, Lenoir was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] Throughout training camp, Lenoir competed for a roster spot as the fifth or sixth wide receiver on the depth chart. He competed against Brice Butler, Lucky Whitehead, Andy Jones, and Noah Brown.[6] He was waived by the Cowboys on September 2, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 29.[9]

On September 1, 2018, Lenoir was waived by the Cowboys and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Lance Lenoir Commits to the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl". goleathernecks.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: Box score". collegiate.NFLPA.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ David Helman (June 13, 2017). "Cowboys Add To WR Group With Signing Of Undrafted Free Agent Lance Lenoir". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Lance Lenoir, DS #113 WR, Western Illinois". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Helman, David (June 13, 2017). "Cowboys Add To WR Group With Signing Of Undrafted Free Agent Lance Lenoir". DallasCowboys.com.
  6. ↑ Filip Laziana (June 14, 2017). "Does Cowboys newest receiver addition have a shot at the real roster?". cowboyswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cowboys Make 38 Moves, One Trade To Reach 53; Kellen Moore Released". DallasCowboys.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Showers, Drafted CB & 2 WRs Headline Cowboys' 10-Man Practice Squad". DallasCowboys.com. September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ Phillips, Rob (December 29, 2017). "Scandrick, T. Smith Headed To IR; OT, WR To Be Signed From Practice Squad". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ Helman, David (September 1, 2018). "Bailey Not Only Surprise Cut As Cowboys Trim To 53". DallasCowboys.com.
  11. ↑ Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2018). "Lenoir, Tapper Part Of Cowboys' Practice Squad". DallasCowboys.com.
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