Joe Horn Jr. | |
Number: | 87, 2 |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | September 16, 1994 |
Birth Place: | Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 174 |
High School: | Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Georgia) |
College: | Northeast Mississippi (2014–2015) Missouri Western State (2016–2018) |
Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
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Joe Horn Jr. (born September 16, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Missouri Western State.
Horn was born on September 16, 1994, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He attended and played high school football for Peachtree Ridge in Suwanee, Georgia. In 2012 as a junior, he caught 43 passes for 683 yards and seven touchdowns, while also leading the team to the state playoffs. He received multiple scholarship offers from UCLA, East Carolina, and Southern Mississippi.[1]
From 2014 to 2015, Horn attended and played college football for Northeast Mississippi Community College. He caught 51 passes for 690 yards and seven touchdowns during his two-year stint.[2]
In 2014, he was named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State Second-Team. He played in nine games for the Tigers, recording 33 receptions for 435 yards and six touchdowns. He recorded a career-high 105 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the team's 49–35 win over Northwest.
In 2018, Horn caught fifteen passes for 246 yards, including a season-high 58 yards against Washburn.
On May 14, 2019, Horn Jr. signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[4]
In October 2019, he was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2020 XFL Draft.[5]
On January 17, 2020, he was traded to the New York Guardians in exchange for wide receiver Taivon Jacobs.[6] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[7]
Horn Jr. is the son of four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn.[8] His brother, Jaycee Horn, is a cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.