Travis Fulgham

Travis Fulgham (born September 13, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Old Dominion and was selected in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.

Travis Fulgham
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Fulgham (#7) at ODU
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Broad Run (Ashburn, Virginia)
College:Old Dominion (2014–2018)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 184
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Receptions:38
Receiving yards:539
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

The child of Foreign Service officers, Fulgham spent most of his childhood abroad before his parents settled in Ashburn, Virginia and attended Massanutten Military Academy before transferring to Broad Run High School. Fulgham only played two years of high school football.[1]

College career

Fulgham played five seasons for the Monarchs at Old Dominion, redshirting his freshman season. Although he initially joined the team as a walk-on, he earned a scholarship by the end of fall camp during his first year.[2] As a senior, Fulgham led Conference USA with 1,083 receiving yards and a 17.2 yards per catch and was named second team All-Conference USA. He finished his collegiate career seventh in school history with 128 receptions for 2,044 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns (sixth in school history).[3] Following the end of his redshirt senior season, Fulgham was invited to play in the 2019 Senior Bowl, becoming one of the first Old Dominion players to participate along with linebacker Oshane Ximines.[4] He caught one pass for seven yards in the game.[5]

College statistics
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics[6]
Old Dominion
YearTeamGPRecYardsAVGTDs
2015ODU468914.80
2016ODU122947816.58
2017ODU113039413.11
2018ODU12631,08317.29
College Totals391282,04416.018

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dashVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		 215 lb
(98 kg)		 33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.58 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[7]

Detroit Lions

Fulgham was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round with the 184th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] Fulgham signed a rookie contract with the Lions on May 14, 2019.[9] He was waived on September 26, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] The Lions promoted Fulgham back up to the active roster on December 12, 2019.[11] He made his NFL debut on December 15, 2019, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[12]

On August 9, 2020, Fulgham was waived by the Lions.[13]

Green Bay Packers

On August 10, 2020, Fulgham was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[14] He was waived on August 19, 2020.[15]

Philadelphia Eagles

Fulgham was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 25, 2020.[16] He was waived on September 3, 2020, but was re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on October 3, 2020.[18] The next day in a Sunday Night Football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Fulgham caught his first NFL pass and caught a 42-yard pass from Carson Wentz[19] for his first career touchdown. The following week, Fulgham caught ten passes for 152 yards and a touchdown in a 38–29 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[20] He became the 11th player in Eagles history with at least ten catches and 150 or more yards in a game, and his 152 yards are the 2nd most for an Eagle in one of their first five games.[21] The next week in a showdown with the Baltimore Ravens, Fulgham posted 6 receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown that put the Eagles in position to tie the game late in the fourth quarter with a successful two-point conversion.[22] In Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys, Fulgham had 6 receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown in the 23-9 win.[23] Fulgham finished the season with 38 receptions for a team-high 539 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions.[24]

On August 31, 2021, Fulgham was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[25][26] On October 11, 2021, he was released from the Eagles' practice squad.[27]

Miami Dolphins

On October 12, 2021, Fulgham was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.[28] He was released on December 13.[29]

Denver Broncos

On December 15, 2021, Fulgam signed with the Denver Broncos practice squad. He was elevated for the teams Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Fulgham signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 10, 2022.[30] He was released on August 16, 2022.[31]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On August 18, 2022, Fulgham was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[32] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[33][34] On September 20, 2022, Fulgham was released from the practice squad.[35] He was signed to the practice squad two days later.[36] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 8, 2023.

NFL career statistics
Year Team GP GS Receiving Fumbles
RecTgtYdsAvgLngTDFDFumLost
2019DET 300300.000000
2020PHI 138386753914.24242600
2021DEN 100000.000000
Total178387053914.24242600

References
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  2. Miller, Ed (April 24, 2019). "ODU's Oshane Ximines and Travis Fulgham hoping to make history in NFL draft". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  3. "ODU Football: Travis Fulgham, Oshane Ximines invited to NFL Scouting Combine". AugustaFreePress.com. February 10, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. Miller, Ed (January 25, 2019). "A first for the Monarchs: 2 players at the Senior Bowl on Saturday". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  5. "Fulgham, Ximines Cap Collegiate Careers at Reese's Senior Bowl". ODUSports.com. Old Dominion University Athletics Department. January 26, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. "Travis Fulgham College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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  9. Meinke, Kyle (May 14, 2019). "WR Travis Fulgham inks rookie deal with Lions; only Will Harris remains unsigned". MLive.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. "Report: Lions to waive 6th round pick WR Travis Fulgham". Lions Wire. September 26, 2019.
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  12. Raven, Benjamin (December 16, 2019). "Snap counts: Lions CB Amani Oruwariye back to limited role as Rashaan Melvin returns". MLive.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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  16. Zangaro, Dave (August 20, 2020). "Eagles claim former 6th-round receiver Travis Fulgham off waivers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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  18. McPherson, Chris (October 3, 2020). "Eagles sign WR Travis Fulgham, C Luke Juriga, and RB Adrian Killins from the practice squad to the active roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  19. Erby, Glenn (October 4, 2020). "Eagles QB Carson Wentz tosses a 42-yard dime to Travis Fulgham for a TD vs. the 49ers". Eagles Wire. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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  25. McPherson, Chris (August 31, 2021). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  26. "Eagles agree to terms with 15 players to join the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 1, 2021.
  27. McPherson, Chris (October 11, 2021). "Eagles sign LB Christian Elliss, TE Noah Togiai to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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  29. "Roster Moves: Dolphins Make Roster Moves - December 13". MiamiDolphins.com. December 13, 2021.
  30. DiLalla, Aric (January 10, 2022). "Broncos sign six players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.
  31. "Broncos cut five players, including Travis Fulgham". August 16, 2022.
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