Nick Easley
Nick Easley (born January 14, 1997) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Iowa and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 14, 1997 Newton, Iowa |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Newton High School |
| College: | Iowa Western Community College Iowa |
| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
High school career
Easley attended Newton Senior High School in Newton, Iowa, where he played wide receiver, kicker and punter for the football team. In his junior season in 2013, Easley was an all-district selection. His senior year, Easley was a captain and earned second-team all-state honors as a wide receiver and was a third-team selection as a kicker, in addition to being first-team all-district for the second year in a row. Easley holds a slew of football records at the high school, including most career receiving yards, as well as the most touchdowns in a game, season, and career. He also played varsity basketball for three years.
Easley was underrecruited, and only received an offer to play at one college, Missouri Western, which wanted him to walk-on as a kicker.[1] Easley decided to attend Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.
College career
Iowa Western Community College
Easley was a first-team all-conference receiver as a freshman and sophomore, leading the team to a bowl game in consecutive seasons. In 2016, he had a standout sophomore season, earning NJCAA All-America honors by tallying 954 receiving yards, the second-most in school history for a single season.
Easley received scholarship offers from three FCS schools, Robert Morris, Southern Illinois, and Western Illinois, but accepted an offer to walk-on at Iowa.
Iowa
In 25 games over two seasons at Iowa, Easley caught 103 passes for 1,024 yards and nine touchdowns. During his senior season in 2018, Easley was eighth in receptions in the Big Ten with 52. Easley was named MVP of the 2019 Outback Bowl after catching eight passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Easley majored in secondary education.
Professional career
| 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 | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | 4.64 s | 1.57 s | 2.65 s | 4.08 s | 6.80 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 8 reps | |
| All values from 2019 Iowa Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
On April 27, following the conclusion of the 2019 NFL Draft, Easley signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.[3][4] On August 31, Easley was released as part of the team's final roster cuts.[5] On October 1, 2019, Easley was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[6] On January 6, 2020, Easley was signed to a reserve/future contract.[7]
On August 16, 2020, Easley was waived by the Bills.[8]
References
- Emmert, Mark (December 21, 2018). "Nick Easley didn't want to be a D-II punter; here's how he became Iowa's top wide receiver". Hawk Central. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Nick Easley Pro Day Results". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "Meet Bills' undrafted free agents and rookie minicamp invites". The Buffalo News. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- Silagyi, Kyle (May 10, 2019). "Buffalo Bills announce Nick Easley signing". Hawkeye Insider. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- Ulrich, Logan (August 31, 2019). "Bills Officially Cut 31 Players, Get Down To 53". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- Silagyi, Kyle (October 1, 2019). "Bills make practice squad switch, bring back WR Nick Easley". Bills Wire. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "Bills' Nick Easley: Inks future deal". CBSSports.com. January 6, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "Bills sign DTs Justin Zimmer and Tanzel Smart". BuffaloBills.com. August 16, 2020.