Kyle Lauletta

Kyle James Lauletta (born March 17, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Richmond and was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Maulers, and New Jersey Generals.

Kyle Lauletta
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Lauletta with the Cleveland Browns in 2021
No. 8, 17
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-03-17) March 17, 1995
Exton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Downingtown East
(Lionville, Pennsylvania)
College:Richmond (2013–2017)
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Passing completions:0
Passing attempts:5
Passing yards:0
TD–INT:0–1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life

Lauletta attended the East campus of Downingtown High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and was the starting quarterback for the Cougars football team for his last two years. He came from a family of football players; his father Joe and uncle Lex played quarterback and punter for Navy, respectively, and two of his brothers have also been quarterbacks for Downingtown East. In his first start, he threw for 400 yards and ran for two touchdowns against the defending state champions. He also played lacrosse. Despite his accolades in high school, an off-season injury and bad luck largely prevented any premium FBS schools from recruiting Lauletta, and he eventually chose to attend Richmond.[1][2]

College career

Lauletta played at Richmond from 2013 to 2017.[3] He tore his ACL in 2016 on a quarterback scramble after leading Richmond to an 8–2 record at the time, but recovered and played all games in 2017, his best statistical season.[1] During his collegiate career, he threw for a school-record 10,465 yards and 73 touchdowns.[4] Lauletta was invited to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl, in which he threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns and was named the game's MVP.[5]

College statistics
Season Team GP Passing Rushing
CmpAttPctYdsAvgLngTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2013Richmond 3162176.21085.11720150.8382.70
2015Richmond 1424139161.63,5989.2791915147.3781161.57
2016Richmond 1122034963.03,0228.766248153.949−28−0.61
2017Richmond 1128143364.93,7378.6932812153.268901.34
Career[6]397581,19463.510,4658.8937335151.41981860.912

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpWonderlic
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		 222 lb
(101 kg)		 30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.81 s1.67 s2.78 s4.07 s6.95 s31 in
(0.79 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		29
All values from NFL Draft[7][8]

New York Giants

Lauletta was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[9] The pick used to acquire him was traded from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Jason Pierre-Paul.[10]

On October 30, 2018, Lauletta was arrested in Weehawken, New Jersey, after being pulled over in his Jaguar on the way to Giants team practice. He was charged with eluding police, a third-degree crime; obstructing administration of law and resisting arrest, motor vehicle charges for reckless driving, disregarding an officer's directions, an improper turn in a marked traffic lane and failure to remain in a marked lane. Lauletta had previously been charged with reckless driving in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 2017 and found guilty of failure to obey a highway sign.[11][12]

Lauletta made his first NFL appearance on December 9 in relief of Eli Manning in a 40–16 victory against the Washington Redskins. He threw five incompletions and an interception to Mason Foster in the fourth quarter, for a passer rating of 0.0.[13] He appeared in one other game, Week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys as a blocker, in the 2018 season.[14]

Lauletta was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[15]

Philadelphia Eagles

Lauletta signed with the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad on September 1, 2019.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 6, 2020.[17] He was waived on August 17, 2020.[18]

Atlanta Falcons

Lauletta was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on September 2, 2020.[19] Three days later on September 5, 2020, Lauletta was waived by the Falcons and re-signed to the practice squad.[20][21] He was released on September 22, 2020.[22]

Cleveland Browns

On October 16, 2020, Lauletta was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.[23]

Lauletta was signed to a reserve/futures contract by the Browns on January 18, 2021.[24] Lauletta was waived by the Browns on August 31, 2021.[25]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 2, 2021, Lauletta was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[26]

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

On December 17, 2021, Lauletta was signed off the Jaguars' practice squad to the Cleveland Browns' active roster.[27] He was waived by the Browns on January 4, 2022.[28]

Pittsburgh Maulers

On February 22, 2022, Lauletta was drafted in the 1st round with the seventh pick of the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers.[29] He was released on May 25, 2022.[30]

New Jersey Generals

On May 25, 2022, Lauletta was claimed off waivers by the New Jersey Generals.[31] He was released on June 9, 2023.[32]

Lauletta announced his retirement on September 7, 2023.[33]

Statistics
Year Team League Games Passing Rushing
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2018NYGNFL 20050.000.0010.01-2-2.00
2022PITUSFL 42316349.22704.30060.93186.00

References
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  2. Kyed, Doug (March 3, 2018). "How Kyle Lauletta Became Bill Belichick's Perfect Quarterback Prospect". NESN. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. Barber, Mike (January 26, 2018). "'Student of the game' Kyle Lauletta plans to make the leap from UR to NFL". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  4. "Richmond's Lauletta getting NFL look at Senior Bowl". FOX Sports. January 24, 2018.
  5. McGuire, Kevin (January 27, 2018). "Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta steals show in Senior Bowl; Baker Mayfield leaves early". NBC Sports.
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  9. "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  10. Salomone, Dan (April 28, 2018). "Giants draft QB Kyle Lauletta in Round 4". Giants.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018.
  11. "Kyle Lauletta of the New York Giants May Have Been Charged with Reckless Driving by Speed in 2017". October 30, 2018.
  12. Torrejon, Rodrigo (October 30, 2018). "Giants QB Kyle Lauletta arrested after nearly hitting cop with car". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019.
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  16. McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2019). "Eagles agree to terms with nine practice squad players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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  21. Ledbetter, D. Orlando. "Falcons claim lineman, fill out most of practice squad". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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  23. "Browns sign QB Kyle Lauletta to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  24. "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
  25. Gribble, Andrew (August 31, 2021). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2021 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  26. "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign 2, place WR Tavon Austin on IR". Jaguars.com. September 2, 2021.
  27. "Browns activate LB Anthony Walker, place 8 players on reserve/COVID-19". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 17, 2021.
  28. "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 4, 2022.
  29. Mueller, Jared (February 22, 2022). "Former Browns QB selected 7th overall in USFL draft". Browns Wire. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  30. @USFLMaulers (May 25, 2022). "Released: • QB Kyle Lauletta" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
  31. "QBs Shea Patterson, Kyle Lauletta join new USFL teams". FoxSports.com. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  32. @USFLGenerals (June 9, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
  33. "https://twitter.com/JamesLarsenPFN/status/1699788612186095872". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved September 8, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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