Nick Toon
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Toon (#1) scoring a touchdown against Michigan
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 4, 1988 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Middleton, Wisconsin | ||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Middleton (WI) | ||||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014 | |||||||||
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Nicholas Adam "Nick" Toon (born November 4, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Wisconsin and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
He is the son of former New York Jets wide receiver Al Toon.
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Early years
Toon attended Middleton High School in Middleton, Wisconsin. He played as a wide receiver for the Middleton Cardinals football team, and was named a first-team All-state selection in 2006 after earning second-team honors as a junior in 2005. He was a two-time, first-team All-area at kick returner. He was named to inaugural All-American Offense-Defense Bowl. He caught 26 passes for 425 yards and six scores as a junior. He served as the team captain in his senior year, leading his team with 51 receptions for 799 yards and 17 returns for 430 yards, totalling 13 touchdowns. Toon also lettered in track & field.[1]
Toon was ranked among the top 30 players in Midwest and earned All-America honors from SuperPrep. He was rated among the top 25 wide receivers nationally and the No. 3 player overall in Wisconsin by Rivals.com.
College career
College Stats
Year | Team | Receptions | Yards | Average | TDs |
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2007 | Wisconsin | Redshirt | |||
2008 | Wisconsin | 17 | 257 | 15.1 | 1 |
2009 | Wisconsin | 54 | 805 | 14.9 | 4 |
2010 | Wisconsin | 35 | 459 | 13.1 | 3 |
2011 | Wisconsin | 64 | 926 | 14.5 | 10 |
College Totals | 170 | 2,447 | 14.4 | 18 |
Professional career
Pre-draft
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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6 ft 2 in | 215 lb | 321⁄2 in | 9 in | 4.43 s | 1.58 s | 2.54 s | 39 in | 10 ft 10 in | 18 reps | ||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[2] |
New Orleans Saints
Toon was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round (122nd pick overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the 2012 season.[3] He scored his first touchdown on November 30, 2014 on a pass from Drew Brees against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
On September 1, 2015, he was waived/injured by the Saints.[4] After Toon cleared waivers, he was placed on the Saints' injured reserve list.[5] He was waived off the team's injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 8.[6]
During his two seasons with the Saints, he appeared in 16 games, made 21 catches for 283 yards and 1 touchdown.
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams signed Toon to their practice squad on September 30, 2015.[7] On May 11, 2016 the Rams cut Toon.
References
- ↑ http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/toon_nick00.html
- ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=72148&draftyear=2012&genpos=WR
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000057341/article/saints-send-rookie-wr-nick-toon-to-injured-reserve
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Joel A. Erickson, "Nick Toon, Vinnie Sunseri, Ronald Powell clear waivers, placed on injured reserve", The Advocate, September 2, 2015.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Wisconsin Badgers football players
- New Orleans Saints players
- St. Louis Rams players
- People from Dane County, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin