Garrett Dickerson

Garrett Dickerson (born December 30, 1995) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Northwestern.

Garrett Dickerson
No. 89
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-30) December 30, 1995
Englewood, New Jersey
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Bergen Catholic
(Oradell, New Jersey)
College:Northwestern
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life

Dickerson grew up in Englewood, New Jersey and attended Bergen Catholic High School. While at Bergen Catholic, he set tight end school records with 52 catches, 776 yards and 10 touchdown receptions.[1]

College career

Dickerson played both tight end and H-back for the Wildcats.[2] In 49 career games, Dickerson had 87 receptions for 887 yards and nine touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded career highs in receptions, with 37, and yards, with 401, and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.[3]

Professional career

Dickerson was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in June after participating in the team's rookie mini camp.[4] After being cut by the Giants at the end of the preseason, Dickerson was signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.[5] Dickerson was promoted to the active roster on September 25.[6] Dickerson made his NFL debut on October 7, 2018 in a 31-33 loss to the Carolina Panthers, playing one snap.[7] Following the signing of wide receiver Quadree Henderson, Dickerson was waived by the Giants on October 21, 2018 and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 24.[8][9] He was released on November 23, 2018, but was re-signed to the active roster three days later.[10][11]

Dickerson was waived by the Giants on October 22, 2019.[12] On November 12, 2019, he was re-signed to the Giants practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2019.[14] Dickerson played in four games with no targets in 2019.[15]

On September 5, 2020, Dickerson was waived by the Giants.[16]

References
  1. Conrad, JJ (September 26, 2018). "Former Bergen Catholic star Garrett Dickerson joins Giants' 53-man roster". NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. Friedman, Caleb; Ragatz, Will (June 13, 2017). "Northwestern Football Most Important Players — No. 9: Garrett Dickerson". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  3. "New York Giants sign TE Garrett Dickerson, waive three others". The Sports Xchange. UPI. June 4, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. Valentine, Ed (June 7, 2018). "TE Garrett Dickerson has the Giants intrigued". Big Blue View. SB Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  5. Dunleavy, Ryan; Lombardo, Matt (September 3, 2018). "Here is full 10-player Giants practice squad to open 2018 season". NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  6. Eisen, Michael (September 25, 2018). "TE Garrett Dickerson called up from practice squad; Kaelin Clay waived/injured". Giants.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  7. "New York Giants at Carolina Panthers - October 7th, 2018: Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  8. Eisen, Michael (October 21, 2018). "Giants call up WR Quadree Henderson, waive TE Garrett Dickerson". Giants.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. Bouda, Nate (October 24, 2018). "Giants Re-Signing TE Garrett Dickerson to Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.com.
  10. Benton, Dan (November 23, 2018). "Giants sign K Marshall Koehn to practice squad, waive TE Garrett Dickerson". Giants Wire. USA Today.
  11. "Giants sign Garrett Dickerson, place Quadree Henderson on IR". 247Sports.com. November 26, 2018.
  12. Benton, Dan (October 22, 2019). "Giants waive Garrett Dickerson, promote Devante Downs from practice squad". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  13. Fennelly, John (November 12, 2019). "Giants re-sign TE Scott Simonson, add three to practice squad". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  14. Eisen, Michael (December 28, 2019). "TE Garrett Dickerson activated from practice squad; Scott Simonson to IR". Giants.com.
  15. Weinberg, Joe (January 23, 2020). "Northwestern in the NFL: Season Recap, Awards, Highlights". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  16. Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2020). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
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