Kris Durham
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 17, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Rome, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Calhoun (GA) | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Kris Durham (born March 17, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. Durham has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions and Tennessee Titans.
High school career
Durham was born in Rome, Georgia, US, and was a stand-out receiver for the Calhoun High School Yellow Jackets. In his senior year Durham helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a 14–1 record and an appearance in the state championship under coach Hal Lamb.[1] Coming out of high school Durham was rated as a 3-star prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals Inc.[2][3] Durham signed a scholarship to play for the University of Georgia and enrolled in January 2006.
College career
Kris finished the 2006 season with 8 catches for 82 yards as a freshman with Georgia. Durham improved in his sophomore season finishing with 11 catches for 169 yards.[4] Durham played in the 2008 Sugar Bowl against the University of Hawaii, catching 3 passes for 48 yards. Durham appeared in 10 games during his junior season in 2008. He caught 13 passes for a total of 199 yards and caught his first touchdown pass of his college career. While participating in spring practice in 2009, Durham tore the labrum in his left shoulder and it was later announced that he would miss the entire 2009 season.[5]
As a senior, Durham set career-highs with 32 catches for 659 yards and 3 touchdowns, including 100-yard games against Arkansas and Vanderbilt. Over the four years he played for the Bulldogs, he caught 64 passes for 1,109 yards, and 4 touchdowns, in 47 games (15 as a starter).[6]
Professional career
2011 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 6 in | 216 lb | 4.46 s | 1.66 s | 2.59 s | 4.41 s | 6.89 s | 36 in | 10 ft 1 in | 17 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
Durham was selected as the 107th overall pick (the 10th pick in the 4th round) in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He signed a deal for four years and $2.504 million, which included a $464,260 signing bonus.[7]
In the 2011 season, Durham only played in three regular season games for Seattle[8] before being placed on the injured reserve list.[9]
Detroit Lions
Durham was cut at the end of the Seahawks' training camp in 2012.[10] He signed with the Detroit Lions practice squad on September 2, 2012,[11] and was elevated to the active roster on December 4,[12] joining his former college roommate,[13] quarterback Matthew Stafford. Durham recorded his first NFL touchdown catch in the Lions final 2012 game on December 30, on a 25-yard pass from Stafford.[14]
Durham enjoyed a more regular role in the Lions 2013 season, being elevated to a starter after a Week 3 injury to Nate Burleson.
The Lions cut Durham prior to the 2014 regular season.[15]
Tennessee Titans
On August 31, 2014, Durham was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.[16]
Oakland Raiders
Durham signed with the Oakland Raiders in June 2015.
Personal
Durham is the brother-in-law of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Blake Wood.[13][17]
References
- ↑ Calhoun High School finishes season 14–1 maxpreps.com
- ↑ Rivals Inc. Player Profile: Kris Durham
- ↑ Scout.com Player Profile: Kris Durham
- ↑ ESPN – Kris Durham Stats, News, Photos – Georgia Bulldogs – NCAA College Football
- ↑ Georgia WR Kris Durham to Miss 2009 Season
- ↑ Kris Durham at the Georgia Bulldogs official athletic website
- ↑ Seahawks NFL Draft Picks: Kris Durham, Mark LeGree Reportedly Agree To Contracts
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/krisdurham/2499248/gamelogs
- ↑ http://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-seahawks/2011/11/8/2548108/seattle-seahawks-injuries-kris-durham-deon-butler
- ↑ http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawksblog/2019040971_seahawks_to_rel.html
- ↑ Richardson, Anwar S. (September 2, 2012). "Detroit Lions add WR Kris Durham to practice squad". Mlive.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ↑ Rogers, Justin (December 4, 2012). "Detroit Lions sign Kris Durham off practice squad to replace Ryan Broyles". Mlive.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- 1 2 Caple, Christian (April 30, 2011). "NFL draft: Newest Seahawk Kris Durham is a pretty interesting guy". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ↑ Kris Durham Game Log, 2012-13 cbssports.com. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ Twentyman, Tim (August 30, 2014). "Lions cut their roster to 53". Detroitlions.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ↑ Patra, Kevin (August 31, 2014). "Titans add receivers T.J. Graham, Kris Durham". NFL.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=502028
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