Trystan Colon (born March 23, 1998), formerly known as Trystan Colon-Castillo, is an American professional football center for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri.
 Colon in 2021 | |||||||
| No. 63 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | March 23, 1998 Webb City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Webb City (MO) | ||||||
| College: | Missouri (2016–2019) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024 | |||||||
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High School Career
editColon was born in Webb City, Missouri to Heriberto "Eddie" and Neysa Rosaria Colon. His mother moved from Puerto Rico to go to college at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin and his father followed shortly after. His dad died in a motor vehicle accident in Joplin when Trystan was one year old.[1]
He was a three-year varsity football player for the Webb City High School Cardinals, during the 2013 through 2015 seasons as an offensive lineman. He contributed to two class 4 state championship teams and one runner-up team, that tallied an overall record of 43–2, and included a 15–0 season in 2014.[2] He also played basketball in high school.
College career
editHe played college football at Missouri. He earned the team's Lifter of the Year after his redshirt season. Due to his success as a true freshman, Colon started 13 games the following year, making it onto the Southeastern Conference coaches' All-Freshman squad. He also was given the Team Underclassmen Leadership Award. He started the final 38 games of his three years playing after his redshirt year.[3] He then started all 25 games for the Tigers in 2018 and 2019 but the team was ineligible to participate in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[4]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
313 lb (142 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
11 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
editAfter not being selected in the 2020 NFL draft, Colon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens.[7] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10, 2020, for the team's week 5 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2020, and made his first career start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 2, 2020, due in part to the Ravens' team-wide COVID-19 outbreak.[11]
The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Colon on March 10, 2021.[12] He signed a one-year contract on April 18.[13] The Ravens' announcement of this signing officially referred to him as Trystan Colon for the first time, per his request, and has remained the case since.[14][15]
The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Colon on March 9, 2022.[16] He played a total of 20 games in his three seasons, 2020 through 2022, with the Ravens.[17]
New York Jets
editOn March 22, 2023, Colon signed with the New York Jets.[18] On August 29, 2023, Colon was waived.[19]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn August 30, 2023, Colon was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.[20] During the 2023 season, he played 14 games, four as a starter, most at left guard.[17] On March 11, 2024, he signed a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[21]
References
edit- ^ Durando, Bennett (November 15, 2019). "His dad's smile: How Trystan Colon-Castillo was shaped by the father he never knew". Columbia Missourian.
- ^ Webb City Cards Statistics, 1985-2022, Webb City Sentinel, webbcity.net, Foos, Bob, January 2023.
- ^ "Trystan Colon-Castillo - Football". University of Missouri Athletics.
- ^ Skretta, Dave (January 31, 2019). "Missouri says it will appeal 'unfair' NCAA penalties for academic misconduct in football, baseball and softball programs". www.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Trystan Colon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Trystan Colon-Castillo College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (April 30, 2020). "Ravens Sign Three Undrafted Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2020). "Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (September 6, 2020). "Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Oyefusi, Daniel (October 10, 2020). "Ravens elevate center Colon-Castillo, safety Gilchrist to active roster for divisional game vs. Bengals". Yahoo.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Oyefusi, Daniel (October 12, 2020). "Ravens sign C Trystan Colon-Castillo to 53-man roster, place LB Otaro Alaka on injured reserve". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (March 10, 2021). "Ravens Place Tenders on Gus Edwards and Two Other Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Alper, Josh (April 18, 2021). "Trystan Colon-Castillo, Kristian Welch re-sign with Ravens". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ Baltimore Ravens [@Ravens] (April 17, 2021). "Trystan Colon and Kristian Welch have signed their exclusive rights tenders. https://t.co/DVgi4BQasi" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Zrebiec, Jeff [@jeffzrebiec] (September 13, 2021). "Ravens go with a backup center in Trystan Colon as the 8th OL over Cleveland. And Geno Stone is the No. 4 S over Washington. Hayes' knee surely played into Ravens going with Ferguson as the 5th OLB. Hope is Jimmy Smith will be ready for Chiefs. Less sure on Wolfe's status. https://t.co/0VGkehvxsn" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (March 9, 2022). "Ravens Extend Six Tenders, Including to Quarterback Tyler Huntley". baltimoreravens.com.
- ^ a b "Team Roster Pages". Arizona Cardinals Official Website. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (March 22, 2023). "Jets Sign OL Trystan Colon". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 29, 2023). "Final Cuts: Jets Move 31 More to Get Their Roster to 53 Players". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Walter (August 30, 2023). "Cardinals claim players off waivers including former Eagles' safety K'Von Wallace". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Balzar, H (March 20, 2024). "Complete contract details, salary cap breakdown for OL Trystan Colon". msn.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.