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.
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 25, 1994 Mobile, Alabama |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mobile (AL) Murphy |
| College: | Minnesota |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
College statistics edit
Source:[1]
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
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Minnesota Golden Gophers
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| Season | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2012 | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 16 | 298 | 18.6 | 1 | 23 | 144 | 6.3 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 73 | 773 | 10.6 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 1 | |||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 107 | 1,190 | 11.1 | 6 | 51 | 266 | 5.2 | 2 | |||||
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump |
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| 5 ft 8+1⁄8 in (1.73 m) |
191 lb (87 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) |
4.61 s | 1.62 s | 2.68 s | 4.35 s | 7.18 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
New York Giants edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "K. J. Maye". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "Minnesota WR KJ Maye headed to the New York Giants". The Daily Gopher. April 30, 2016.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2016). "Giants announce first round of roster cuts". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 28, 2016). "Titans Promote NT Antwaun Woods, Add Two to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Cotton, Dan (January 2, 2017). "Titans sign seven players to futures contracts". CBSSports.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (May 19, 2017). "Titans Add Receiver, Fullback to Roster". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ "Patriots Sign WR K.J. Maye". Patriots.com. July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots sign three players". Patriots.com. August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (October 16, 2019). "XFL completes inaugural draft with 30 open rounds". AL.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ @XFLVipers (December 22, 2019). "Roster transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
External links edit
- Minnesota Golden Gophers bio Archived March 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine