Devin Street
 Street during his tenure at Pittsburgh | |||||||||
| No. 81 Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 30, 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Bethlehem (PA) Liberty | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 146 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
Devin Curtis Street (born March 30, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
Early years
Street attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He recorded 49 receptions for 822 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, while adding two interceptions and 50 tackles as a starting cornerback on defense. He helped lead Liberty to a 15-1 record and the PIAA Class AAAA championship, and had a vital touchdown in the team's 28-21 overtime victory in the title game vs. Bethel Park.
He was also a track and field standout, winning District 11 champion in the long jump, where he set a school and district record, reaching 7.22 meters. He was also timed at 11.3 seconds over 100 meters.
Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Pittsburgh.[1]
College career
In 2009, Street redshirted as a freshman. In 2010, he appeared in all 13 games, starting four. He had 25 catches for 318 yards (12.7 avg.) and two touchdowns, highlighted by a 79-yard screen pass for touchdown against Syracuse.
In 2011, Street started all 13 games, he had 53 catches for 754 yards (14.2 avg.) and two touchdowns on the year, including reaching 100-yard receiving in a game three times. In 2012, on his way to being named a second-team All-BIG-EAST selection, he posted career numbers with 73 catches for 975 yards (13.4 avg.) and five touchdowns. His 11 catches against Louisville marked a career high and were the most by a Pitt player since 2006.
In 2013, he caught 51 passes for 854 yards (16.7 avg.) and seven touchdowns. He earned third-team All-ACC honors. He set a school record with 202 career receptions, surpassing Latef Grim's 178 set from 1998 to 2000.[2]
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Looking to improve their wide receiver depth after the release of Miles Austin, the Dallas Cowboys traded their fifth (158th overall) and one of their seventh round draft choices (229th overall) to the Detroit Lions, in order to move up in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft and select Street.[3] As a rookie he was active in all of the games, but was rarely used as the team's fifth wide receiver. At the fifth wide receiver spot Street finished the year with seven targets, two receptions for 18 yards.
In 2015, there was talk of a notable improvement in his game, but he suffered an ankle injury in training camp that stunted his progress and sidelined him at different times. He struggled with incompletions, fumbles and penalties, so the team traded for wide receiver Brice Butler after Dez Bryant broke his foot in the season opener. Although Street was given the opportunity to establish himself as a starter during Bryant's absence, Butler passed him on the depth chart. Street hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass against the New York Giants. It was his first career touchdown and he caught it in style. The ball was thrown by Matt Cassel, who was filling in for Tony Romo during an injury, and the ball was thrown to Street slightly out of bounds, but still managed to reach out and catch it just in bounds. He finished the year with only 13 targets, 7 receptions for 114 yards and one touchdown.
In the 2016 training camp he was passed on the depth chart by other wide receivers. He was released on September 3.[4]
New England Patriots
On September 5, 2016, Street was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.[5]
Indianapolis Colts
On September 21, 2016, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts off the Patriots practice squad.[6] He was released by the Colts on November 23, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Devin Street - Yahoo Sports
- ↑ PITT wide receiver Devin Street becomes school’s all-time leader in receptions
- ↑ Cowboys pick Devin Street in 5th
- ↑ Helman, David. "Three Former Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts; McFadden Moved To NFI". DallasCowboys.com.
- ↑ "Patriots sign eight players to the practice squad". Patriots.com.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts sign WR Devin Street".
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Practice Squad Move". Blogs.Colts.com. November 24, 2016.