K. J. Maye Explained

K. J. Maye
Number:2, 14, 15, 11, 16, 19, 18
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:February 25, 1994
Birth Place:Mobile, Alabama
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:191
High School:Mobile (AL) Murphy
College:Minnesota
Undraftedyear:2016
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K. J. Maye (born February 25, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Minnesota, and was originally signed by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans, Edmonton Eskimos, New England Patriots, and Tampa Bay Vipers.

College statistics

Source:[1]

SeasonReceivingRushing
Rec Yards Avg TD Att Yards Avg TD
201211 49 4.5 0 17 57 3.4 0
20137 70 10.0 0 2 19 9.5 0
201416 298 18.6 1 23 144 6.3 1
201573 773 10.6 5 9 46 5.1 1
NCAA Career Totals107 1,190 11.1 6 51 266 5.2 2

Professional career

New York Giants

Maye went undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft. On April 30, 2016, he signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent.[2] On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.[3]

Tennessee Titans

On December 28, 2016, Maye was signed to the Titans' practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on January 2, 2017.[5]

On May 19, 2017, Maye was waived by the Titans.[6]

New England Patriots

On July 30, 2017, Maye signed with the New England Patriots.[7] He was waived by the Patriots on September 2, 2017.[8]

On August 27, 2018, Maye was re-signed by the Patriots.[9] On September 1, Maye was released as part of the roster cutdown.[10]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Maye was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL during the final stage of the league's inaugural draft on October 16, 2019.[11] He signed a contract with the team on December 22, 2019.[12] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: K. J. Maye . Sports Reference LLC . www.sports-reference.com . October 14, 2016.
  2. Web site: Minnesota WR KJ Maye headed to the New York Giants . The Daily Gopher . April 30, 2016.
  3. Web site: Giants announce first round of roster cuts. Eisen. Michael. Giants.com. August 30, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823071720/https://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-announce-first-round-of-roster-cuts/ba500404-bd0c-4b38-8df3-904858c6d669. August 23, 2017.
  4. Web site: Titans Promote NT Antwaun Woods, Add Two to Practice Squad. Wyatt, Jim. TitansOnline.com. December 28, 2016.
  5. Web site: Titans sign seven players to futures contracts. Cotton, Dan. CBSSports.com. January 2, 2017.
  6. Web site: Titans Add Receiver, Fullback to Roster. Wyatt, Jim. TitansOnline.com. May 19, 2017.
  7. Web site: Patriots Sign WR K.J. Maye. Patriots.com. July 30, 2017.
  8. Web site: Patriots reach 53-man limit. https://web.archive.org/web/20171128033226/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/09/02/patriots-reach-53-man-limit. dead. November 28, 2017. Patriots.com. September 2, 2017.
  9. Web site: Patriots sign three players. Patriots.com. August 27, 2018.
  10. Web site: Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown. Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. Web site: Inabinett . Mark . XFL completes inaugural draft with 30 open rounds . AL.com . 20 October 2019 . 16 October 2019.
  12. XFLVipers . Roster transactions . 1208794876999094272 . December 22, 2019 . December 24, 2019.
  13. News: Talbot, Damond . A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today? . NFLDraftDiamonds.com . January 22, 2020 . January 25, 2020.