Wes Horton

Wes Horton
No. 96  Carolina Panthers
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: January 18, 1990
Place of birth: Chatsworth, California
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College: USC
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014
Tackles: 34
Sacks: 5.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Stats at NFL.com

Wes Chandler Horton[1] (born January 18, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC. He is the brother of Toronto Argonauts linebacker Shane Horton.[2]

Early years

He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.[3] He attended Notre Dame High School. In his Junior year in high school, He was selected to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass second team and also was named to Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team and All-Serra League first team.[2] In his Senior year, He was selected to the Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West teams.[2] He also was selected to the All-CIF Pac-5 Division first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team.[2]

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

On April 28, 2013, he signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent.[4] In his rookie season, Horton played in 10 games and recorded eight tackles and two sacks.

External links

References

  1. "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "USC Profile". usctrojans.com.
  3. "Q&A: Carolina Panthers defensive end Wes Horton". charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  4. "Panthers agree to terms with 13 undrafted rookies". observernewsonline.com. Retrieved April 30, 2013.