Austen Pleasants

Austen Pleasants (born August 22, 1997) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio.

Austen Pleasants
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997
Ironton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:328 lb (149 kg)
Career information
High school:Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, Ohio)
College:Ohio
Position:Guard
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life

Pleasants was born on August 22, 1997, in Ironton, Ohio, son of Michael Wilburn and Jennifer Vanderhoof-Pleasants.[1] He attended Dawson-Bryant High School in Coal Grove, Ohio, and was a four year letterman in football, basketball, and Track and Field.[1] He earned multiple honors while playing as an offensive lineman and defensive tackle and was a 2-star recruit as a lineman.[1][2][3] He accepted a football scholarship offer from Ohio University over University of Akron and University of Toledo.[3]

College career

Pleasants redshirted his first college year for Ohio but finished his career with 28 games and 20 starts.[1] He earned Second-team All-MAC honors in 2019.[4]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 6+1⁄8 in
(1.98 m)		 310 lb
(141 kg)		 33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)
All values from Pro Day[5]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On April 25, 2020, Pleasants was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.[6] On September 7, 2020, he was signed to their practice squad after being waived the day before.[7] On October 18, 2020, he was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list.[8] He was activated off the list on October 22, 2020.[9] After being waived in September 2021, he was signed to Jaguars practice squad on October 9, 2021.[10] On October 12, 2021, he was released from the practice squad.[11]

Carolina Panthers

Pleasants was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on October 12, 2021, the same day he was released from the Jaguars.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 27, 2021, and played his first career game in the Week 12 10–33 loss against the Miami Dolphins.[13] On January 11, 2022, he signed a reserve/future contract with the team.[14] On August 22, 2022, Pleasants was waived by the Panthers.[15]

Los Angeles Chargers

On November 9, 2022, Pleasants was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023.[17]

On August 29, 2023, Pleasants was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He was released on September 12.

Chicago Bears

On September 20, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[20] He was released on October 21.

References
  1. "Austen Pleasants - 2019 - Football". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. "Austen Pleasants's Football Recruiting Profile". www.ncsasports.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. "Austen Pleasants, Dawson-Bryant , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. "MAC Announces 2019 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. "2020 NFL Draft Scout Austen Pleasants College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. Shipley, John. "Jaguars 2020 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". Sports Illustrated Jacksonville Jaguars News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  7. Harvey, Demetrius (2020-09-07). "Jaguars officially sign 15 players to practice squad". Big Cat Country. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  8. "Austen Pleasants: Shifts to COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  9. "Austen Pleasants: Comes off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  10. "Austen Pleasants: Signed to practice squad by Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  11. "Jaguars do some shuffling with the practice squad". Jaguars Wire. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  12. "Panthers sign OL Austen Pleasants to practice squad". Panthers Wire. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  13. "Austen Pleasants (OT): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.panthers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  14. "NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/11/22". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  15. Simmons, Myles (2022-08-22). "Panthers waive Austen Pleasants, Khalan Tolson". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  16. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Breiden Fehoko to Active Roster; Place Austin Johnson on Injured Reserve". www.chargers.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  17. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 17, 2023.
  18. "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 29, 2023.
  19. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad". Chargers.com. August 30, 2023.
  20. Mayer, Larry (September 20, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears put Braxton Jones on IR". ChicagoBears.com.
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