Tyrie Cleveland Explained

Tyrie Cleveland
Current Team:Indianapolis Colts
Number:12
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:20 September 1997
Birth Place:Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:205
High School:Westfield (Houston, Texas)
College:Florida (2016–2019)
Draftyear:2020
Draftround:7
Draftpick:252
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statleague:NFL
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:8
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:91
Statlabel3:Return yards
Statvalue3:234
Statlabel4:Total touchdowns
Statvalue4:0
Pfr:ClevTy00

Tyrie Cleveland (born September 20, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.

Early years

Cleveland attended and played high school football at Westfield High School.[1] He received offers from numerous schools before committing to Florida.[2]

College career

As a freshman, Cleveland recorded a 98-yard receiving touchdown against LSU in a 16–10 victory that clinched the SEC East for the Gators.[3] [4] In the 2016 season, he finished with 14 receptions for 298 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[5] Early in the 2017 season, Cleveland had a huge play in a key Southeastern Conference matchup between the Florida Gators and the Tennessee Volunteers. During the game, Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks completed a 63-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to Cleveland to earn a victory at the end of the game as the time expired.[6] [7] After the game, Cleveland was named the SEC Player of the Week.[8] In the 2017 season, he finished with 22 receptions for 410 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[9] In the 2018 season, he finished with 18 receptions for 212 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.[10] In the 2019 season, he finished with 25 receptions for 351 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[11]

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Cleveland was selected by the Denver Broncos with the 252nd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.[12]

On August 31, 2021, Cleveland was waived by the Broncos and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[13] [14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 20, 2021.[15] He was waived on December 4 and re-signed to the practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on January 7, 2022.[17]

Cleveland made the Broncos final roster in 2022. He played in six games before being waived on November 15, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[18]

Philadelphia Eagles

On January 17, 2023, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Cleveland to their practice squad.[19] On February 15, Cleveland signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.[20] He was waived on August 19.[21]

Indianapolis Colts

On October 17, 2023, Cleveland was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[22] On January 8, 2024, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tyrie Cleveland's High School Timeline . May 21, 2019 . MaxPreps.com . en.
  2. Web site: Tyrie Cleveland, Florida Gators, Wide Receiver . May 21, 2019 . 247Sports . en-US.
  3. Web site: Florida at LSU Box Score, November 19, 2016 . May 21, 2019 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: McGuire . Liam . November 19, 2016 . LSU botches field goal snap, Florida immediately throws 98-yard touchdown . May 21, 2019 . The Comeback . en-US.
  5. Web site: Tyrie Cleveland 2016 Game Log . May 21, 2019 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Tsuji . Alysha . September 16, 2017 . Florida beat Tennessee with the most ridiculous Hail Mary touchdown pass . March 11, 2018 . For The Win . en-US.
  7. Web site: Al-Khateeb . Zac . September 16, 2017 . Florida vs. Tennessee: Gators win on incredible last-second Hail Mary . March 11, 2018 . Sporting News.
  8. Web site: November 21, 2016 . Week 12: Football Players of the Week . November 21, 2016 . secsports.com . SECsports.
  9. Web site: Tyrie Cleveland 2017 Game Log . May 21, 2019 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  10. Web site: Tyrie Cleveland 2018 Game Log . May 21, 2019 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  11. Web site: Tyrie Cleveland 2019 Game Log . September 21, 2020 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  12. News: O'Halloran . Ryan . April 25, 2020 . Receiver Tyrie Cleveland selected by Denver Broncos in seventh round of NFL draft . . April 30, 2020.
  13. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . August 31, 2021 . Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit . November 2, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  14. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . September 1, 2021 . Broncos sign 14 players to their practice squad . November 2, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  15. Web site: Ulrich . Logan . October 20, 2021 . Broncos Promote WR Tyrie Cleveland, Re-Sign WR David Moore To PS . November 3, 2023 . NFLTradeRumors.co . en-US.
  16. Web site: Swanson . Ben . December 4, 2021 . Broncos promote RB Damarea Crockett to active roster, waive WR Tyrie Cleveland . November 2, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  17. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . January 7, 2022 . Broncos sign T Quinn Bailey and WR Tyrie Cleveland to active roster, activate K Brandon McManus and P Sam Martin from Reserve/COVID-19 list . November 2, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  18. Web site: DiLalla . Aric . November 15, 2022 . Broncos promote Jonathan Harris to active roster, activate Tom Compton from PUP . November 2, 2023 . DenverBroncos.com.
  19. Web site: January 17, 2023 . Tyrie Cleveland: Joins Philly's practice squad . January 17, 2023 . CBSSports.com . en.
  20. Web site: Erby . Glenn . February 15, 2023 . Eagles sign 9 players to Reserve/Futures deals . January 4, 2024 . The Eagles Wire. USA Today . en.
  21. Web site: August 19, 2023 . Eagles sign 5 players including Marvin Wilson . November 2, 2023 . PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  22. Web site: October 17, 2023 . Colts sign WR Juwann Winfree; restore G Jack Anderson to practice squad; sign two players to practice squad; release three players from the practice squad . November 2, 2023 . Colts.com.
  23. Web site: January 8, 2024 . Colts sign 9 to reserve/future contracts, 4 to one-year contract extensions, waive CB Tony Brown . January 10, 2024 . Colts.com.

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