Garrett Dickerson Explained

Garrett Dickerson
Number:89
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:December 30, 1995
Birth Place:Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:248
High School:Bergen Catholic
(Oradell, New Jersey)
College:Northwestern
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:D/DickGa00

Garrett Dickerson (born December 30, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Northwestern.

Early life

Dickerson grew up in Englewood, New Jersey and attended Bergen Catholic High School. While at Bergen Catholic, he set tight end school records with 52 catches, 776 yards and 10 touchdown receptions.[1]

College career

Dickerson played both tight end and H-back for the Wildcats.[2] In 49 career games, Dickerson had 87 receptions for 887 yards and nine touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded career highs in receptions, with 37, and yards, with 401, and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.[3]

Professional career

Dickerson was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in June after participating in the team's rookie mini camp.[4] After being cut by the Giants at the end of the preseason, Dickerson was signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.[5] Dickerson was promoted to the active roster on September 25.[6] Dickerson made his NFL debut on October 7, 2018 in a 31-33 loss to the Carolina Panthers, playing one snap.[7] Following the signing of wide receiver Quadree Henderson, Dickerson was waived by the Giants on October 21, 2018 and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 24.[8] [9] He was released on November 23, 2018, but was re-signed to the active roster three days later.[10] [11]

Dickerson was waived by the Giants on October 22, 2019.[12] On November 12, 2019, he was re-signed to the Giants practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2019.[14] Dickerson played in four games with no targets in 2019.[15]

On September 5, 2020, Dickerson was waived by the Giants.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Bergen Catholic star Garrett Dickerson joins Giants' 53-man roster. JJ. Conrad. NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. September 26, 2018. October 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: Northwestern Football Most Important Players — No. 9: Garrett Dickerson. Caleb. Friedman. Will. Ragatz. InsideNU.com. SB Nation. June 13, 2017. October 10, 2018.
  3. Web site: New York Giants sign TE Garrett Dickerson, waive three others. The Sports Xchange. UPI. June 4, 2018. October 10, 2018.
  4. Web site: TE Garrett Dickerson has the Giants intrigued. Ed. Valentine. Big Blue View. SB Nation. June 7, 2018. October 10, 2018.
  5. Web site: Here is full 10-player Giants practice squad to open 2018 season. Ryan. Dunleavy. Matt. Lombardo. NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. September 3, 2018. October 10, 2018.
  6. Web site: TE Garrett Dickerson called up from practice squad; Kaelin Clay waived/injured. Michael. Eisen. Giants.com. September 25, 2018. October 10, 2018.
  7. Web site: New York Giants at Carolina Panthers - October 7th, 2018: Snap Counts. Pro-Football-Reference.com. October 10, 2018.
  8. Web site: Giants call up WR Quadree Henderson, waive TE Garrett Dickerson. Michael. Eisen. Giants.com. October 21, 2018. October 22, 2018.
  9. Web site: Giants Re-Signing TE Garrett Dickerson to Practice Squad. Nate. Bouda. NFLTradeRumors.com. October 24, 2018.
  10. Web site: Giants sign K Marshall Koehn to practice squad, waive TE Garrett Dickerson. Dan. Benton. Giants Wire. USA Today. November 23, 2018.
  11. Web site: Giants sign Garrett Dickerson, place Quadree Henderson on IR. 247Sports.com. November 26, 2018.
  12. Web site: Giants waive Garrett Dickerson, promote Devante Downs from practice squad . Giants Wire (USA Today) . Dan . Benton . October 22, 2019 . October 23, 2019.
  13. Web site: Giants re-sign TE Scott Simonson, add three to practice squad . Giants Wire (USA Today) . John . Fennelly . November 12, 2019 . November 12, 2019.
  14. Web site: TE Garrett Dickerson activated from practice squad; Scott Simonson to IR. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. December 28, 2019.
  15. Web site: Northwestern in the NFL: Season Recap, Awards, Highlights. Joe. Weinberg. InsideNU.com. SB Nation. January 23, 2020. April 9, 2020.
  16. Web site: New York Giants announce 53-man roster. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. September 5, 2020.