Lawrence Cager

Lawrence Cager (born August 20, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Miami (FL) and Georgia.

Lawrence Cager
No. 86 – New York Jets
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Calvert Hall
College:Georgia
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2020
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:35
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Cager attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland, where he played high school football.[1] He was ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com.[2]

College career

Cager had 45 receptions for 681 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his three seasons at Miami (FL) until transferring to Georgia for his senior season.[3] Cager had 33 receptions for 476 yards and four receiving touchdowns in his lone season at Georgia.[4][5]

Collegiate statistics
Lawrence Cager Receiving
Year School Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Avg TD
2015 Miami (FL) ACC FR WR 5 8 70 8.8 1
2017 Miami (FL) ACC SO WR 8 16 237 14.8 3
2018 Miami (FL) ACC JR WR 12 21 374 17.8 6
2019 Georgia SEC SR WR 8 33 476 14.4 4
Career Overall 33 78 1,157 14.8 14

Professional career

In May 2020, Cager signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 NFL Draft.[6] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts,[9] and reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28.[10] He made his NFL debut in the game, recording two receptions for 35 yards.[11] He was elevated again on October 1 for the week 4 game against the Denver Broncos,[12] and reverted to the practice squad again the next day.[13] He suffered a hamstring injury in the game, and was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 7.[14] He was activated back to the practice squad on October 28.[15] He was signed to the active roster on December 12, 2020.[16]

References
  1. "Lawrence Cager, Calvert Hall College , Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. "Lawrence Cager, 2015 Wide Receiver". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. "Miami graduate transfer WR Lawrence Cager expected to visit Georgia". saturdaydownsouth.com.
  4. "Analyzing former Georgia wide receiver Lawrence Cager's fit with the Jets". redandblack.com.
  5. "Lawrence Cager College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. "Jets Sign 9 Undrafted Free Agents". newyorkjets.com.
  7. Lange, Randy (September 5, 2020). "Jets Move 27 to Get Their Roster to 53-Player Limit". NewYorkJets.com.
  8. Lange, Randy (September 6, 2020). "15 Signed to Practice Squad; All Were in Jets Training Camp". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. Greenberg, Ethan (September 26, 2020). "Jets Elevate WR Lawrence Cager, OL Jimmy Murray from Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  10. "Lawrence Cager: Sent back down to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. "New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts - September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  12. "Jets' Lawrence Cager: Back on the active roster". CBSSports.com. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. "Lawrence Cager: Back to practice roster". CBSSports.com. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  14. Greenberg, Ethan (October 7, 2020). "Jets Place WR Lawrence Cager on Practice Squad IR, Restore WR Donte Moncrief to P-Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. Greenberg, Ethan (October 28, 2020). "Jets Activate Jabari Zuniga to Active Roster; Place DL Kyle Phillips on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  16. Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2020). "Jets Activate CB Bless Austin, TE Trevon Wesco from Injured Reserve; Place 3 on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
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