Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Marquez Valdes-Scantling
No. 83 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-10) October 10, 1994
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Lakewood
(St. Petersburg, Florida)
College: South Florida
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 174
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 9
Receiving yards: 109
Receiving touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Marquez Valdes-Scantling (born October 10, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida.[1]

College career

Valdes-Scantling played college football at North Carolina State from 2013–14 and South Florida from 2015–17.[2]

Collegiate statistics

Year School Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Avg TD
2013 NC State ACC FR WR 7 22 281 12.8 0
2014 NC State ACC SO WR 9 22 257 11.7 1
2015 USF American JR WR
2016 USF American JR WR 11 22 415 18.9 5
2017 USF American SR WR 12 53 879 16.6 6
Career 119 1,832 15.4 12

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 206 lb
(93 kg)		 32 1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 10 1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.37 s 1.55 s 2.58 s 31 in
(0.79 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 15 reps
All values are from NFL Combine[3][4]

Valdes-Scantling was drafted by the Green Bay Packers (174th overall) in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.[5] He signed his rookie contract on May 7, 2018.[6] He made his NFL debut in the Packers' season opener against the Chicago Bears. He recorded a 21-yard kick return in the 24–23 victory.[7] In the following game against the Minnesota Vikings, he recorded his first professional reception.[8] In Week 4 of the 2018 NFL season, Valdes-Scantling started his first career game in place of the injured Randall Cobb. He caught one pass for a 38-yard gain.[9] The following week, he had a breakout performance, with seven receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown, in place of Cobb.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Valdes-Scantling gives his heart, soul and back to USF". TBO.com. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Marquez Valdes-Scantling College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  3. ↑ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Marquez Valdes-Scantling". www.nfl.com.
  4. ↑ "Marquez Valdes-Scantling | South Florida, WR : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.draftscout.com.
  5. ↑ "Packers draft WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling in fifth round". Packers.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Packers sign six draft picks". packers.com. May 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  8. ↑ "Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers - September 16th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  9. ↑ "Injuries: Packers' top three receivers remain sidelined". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Packers' Marquez Valdes-Scantling: Makes good use of Week 5 start". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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