Diondre Borel

Diondre Michael Borel (born December 12, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. After playing college football for Utah State University, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2011. Borel was Utah State's starting quarterback from 2008 to 2010, finishing his collegiate career ranked second in school history with 6,698 passing yards and 8,096 yards total offense.

Diondre Borel
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-12) December 12, 1988
San Jose, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Freedom (Oakley, California)
College:Utah State
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:79
Receiving touchdowns:1
Tackles:4.0
Interceptions:1
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

College career

Borel earned a scholarship from Utah State University after a distinguished prep career at Freedom High School in Oakley, California. He was a multiple threat at Utah State, serving as starting quartback and punter. Borel was a three-year starter at quarterback at Utah State, where he threw for 6,698 yards and tallied 8,096 yards of total offense during his college career.[1]

Statistics
YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2007Utah State000.000.0000.05102.00
2008Utah State13624256.21,7057.01110122.11796323.55
2009Utah State21436658.52,8857.9174137.81734582.66
2010Utah State16731453.22,1086.7813109.71422982.17
Career51792256.16,6987.33627124.14991,3982.818

Source:[2]

Professional career

He went unselected in the 2011 NFL Draft, and signed as a free agent with the Green Bay Packers, who converted him to wide receiver. Borel spent his first year in the NFL on Green Bay's practice squad. In 2012, he was signed by the Tennessee Titans, after spending several weeks on the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On August 26, 2013, he was waived by the Titans.[3]

On November 19, 2014, Borel was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League.

On April 27, 2016, Borel signed with the Spokane Empire of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[4]

On July 31, 2016, Borel was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.

On October 28, 2016, Borel signed with the Arizona Rattlers. On July 8, 2017, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41.[5]

Borel participated in The Spring League Showcase game in July 2017.[6]

Borel signed with Finnish Maple League team Wasa Royals before 2019 season.

References
  1. "Four former Aggies sign NFL deals". The Statesman. August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  2. "Diondre Borel". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. "Titans Waive 13 Players; Roster at 77". Titansonline.com. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  4. "Empire Makes Midseason Roster Moves". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. Marotta, Vince (July 8, 2017). "Rattlers survive rally from Sioux Falls to capture IFL United Bowl title". arizonasports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. James, Marty (July 8, 2017). "County Football Insider: Spring League Showcase July 15 at Napa Memorial Stadium". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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