De'Mornay Pierson-El

De'Mornay Pierson-El (born December 26, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Nebraska.

De'Mornay Pierson-El
No. 16 – New Jersey Generals
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-26) December 26, 1995
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:West Potomac High School
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

High school career

During his four years as an athlete for the West Potomac varsity football team, Pierson-El helped the Wolverines capture a share of the 2011 Patriot District championship as a sophomore receiver, led the team to a playoff berth as a junior running back in 2012, and kept West Potomac competitive as a senior quarterback in 2013. He also played defensive back and returned kicks along the way. As a senior, he earned first-team VHSL all-state honors as an all-purpose defensive player.

College career

Pierson-El was a versatile and electrifying performer for Nebraska throughout his Cornhusker career. A Virginia native, Pierson-El burst onto the scene in 2014 earning All-America honors as a punt returner as a true freshman. He continued to be a difference-maker on special teams throughout his career, while also producing an outstanding Nebraska career as a receiver.

Statistics
SeasonReceivingRushingSpecial Teams
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDPRKRTD
2014 2332114.0464 5102.060 34–59610–1473
2015 121119.3191 3-9-3.000 4–480–00
2016 2025412.7401 14342.490 24–1680–00
2017 4562312.4365 32311.5120 13–920–00
Total 1001,30912.14611 25582.4120 74–90410–1473
Reference:[1]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 8+5⁄8 in
(1.74 m)		 194 lb
(88 kg)		 30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.57 s1.59 s2.65 s4.28 s6.98 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		14 reps
All values from Pro Day[2]

Washington Redskins

Pierson-El was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived later that month.[3][4]

Montreal Alouettes

He then signed with the Montreal Alouettes but was cut in August after only dressing for one game.

Salt Lake Stallions

Pierson-El later joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[5]

Oakland Raiders

After the AAF suspended football operations, Pierson-El signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 8, 2019.[6] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 4, 2019.[8] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[9]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Pierson-El was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft on October 16, 2019.[10] He signed a contract with the team on January 7, 2020.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]

Las Vegas Raiders (second stint)

Pierson-El re-signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 30, 2020.[13] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 30, 2020.[15] He was released on October 21.[16]

Denver Broncos

On June 17, 2021, Pierson-El signed with the Denver Broncos.[17] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[18] On September 6, 2021, Pierson-El was re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on December 21.[19]

New Jersey Generals

Pierson-El signed with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL on December 16, 2022.[20]

References
  1. "De'Mornay Pierson-El]. Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. "2018 NFL Draft Scout Demornay Pierson-El College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. Czarda, Stephen (May 2, 2018). "Redskins Sign 13 College Free Agents". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. Czarda, Stephen (May 30, 2018). "Redskins Sign Tight End Garrett Hudson". Redskins.com.
  5. Genessy, Jody (January 30, 2019). "Salt Lake Stallions' first roster includes 17 players from BYU, Utah and Utah State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  6. Smith, Tyler J. (April 8, 2019). "Raiders dip into AAF pool again, sign WR De'Mornay Pierson-El". Silver And Black Pride. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  7. "Raiders announce transactions - 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
  8. "Raiders have three new practice squad players". Raiders Wire. USA Today. December 4, 2019.
  9. @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Raiders practice-squad contracts expired Monday: RB James Butler; LB Te'von Coney; CB Dylan Mabin (then signed to future contract); WR De'Mornay Pierson-El" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. "Phase 1: Skill Players Draft Tracker".
  11. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  12. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. "Raiders re-sign wide receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El". Raiders.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  14. "Raiders announce transactions for initial 53-man roster". Raiders.com. September 5, 2020.
  15. @Raiders (September 30, 2020). "Marcus Mariota has returned to practice and we have signed De'Mornay Pierson-El to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, we have released DeShone Kizer from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. Dubow, Josh (October 21, 2020). "Raiders send starting O-line home after Trent Brown's COVID test". Boston.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  17. DiLalla, Aric (June 17, 2021). "Broncos sign WRs Amara Darboh and De'Mornay Pierson-El". Denver Broncos. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  18. DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  19. DiLalla, Aric (December 21, 2021). "Broncos activate RB Mike Boone from Reserve/COVID-19 list, place FB/TE Andrew Beck on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
  20. @USFLGenerals (December 16, 2022). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Twitter.
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