Austen Pleasants
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997
Ironton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
High school:Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, Ohio)
College:Ohio
Position:Guard
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Austen Pleasants (born August 22, 1997) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio.

Early life

Pleasants was born on August 22, 1997, in Ironton, Ohio, son of Michael Wilburn and Jennifer Vanderhoof-Pleasants.[1] He attended Dawson-Bryant High School in Coal Grove, Ohio, and was a four year letterman in football, basketball, and Track and Field.[1] He earned multiple honors while playing as an offensive lineman and defensive tackle and was a 2-star recruit as a lineman.[1][2][3] He accepted a football scholarship offer from Ohio University over University of Akron and University of Toledo.[3]

College career

Pleasants redshirted his first college year for Ohio but finished his career with 28 games and 20 starts.[1] He earned Second-team All-MAC honors in 2019.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 6+1⁄8 in
(1.98 m)		 310 lb
(141 kg)		 33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)
All values from Pro Day[5]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On April 25, 2020, Pleasants was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.[6] On September 7, 2020, he was signed to their practice squad after being waived the day before.[7] On October 18, 2020, he was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list.[8] He was activated off the list on October 22, 2020.[9] After being waived in September 2021, he was signed to Jaguars practice squad on October 9, 2021.[10] On October 12, 2021, he was released from the practice squad.[11]

Carolina Panthers

Pleasants was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on October 12, 2021, the same day he was released from the Jaguars.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 27, 2021, and played his first career game in the Week 12 10–33 loss against the Miami Dolphins.[13] On January 11, 2022, he signed a reserve/future contract with the team.[14] On August 22, 2022, Pleasants was waived by the Panthers.[15]

Los Angeles Chargers

On November 9, 2022, Pleasants was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023.[17]

On August 29, 2023, Pleasants was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He was released on September 12.

Chicago Bears

On September 20, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[20] He was released on October 21.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 8, Pleasants was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[21] He was released on November 28.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Austen Pleasants - 2019 - Football". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Austen Pleasants's Football Recruiting Profile". www.ncsasports.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. 1 2 "Austen Pleasants, Dawson-Bryant , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ↑ "MAC Announces 2019 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Austen Pleasants College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ Shipley, John. "Jaguars 2020 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". Sports Illustrated Jacksonville Jaguars News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  7. ↑ Harvey, Demetrius (2020-09-07). "Jaguars officially sign 15 players to practice squad". Big Cat Country. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  8. ↑ "Austen Pleasants: Shifts to COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  9. ↑ "Austen Pleasants: Comes off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  10. ↑ "Austen Pleasants: Signed to practice squad by Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  11. ↑ "Jaguars do some shuffling with the practice squad". Jaguars Wire. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  12. ↑ "Panthers sign OL Austen Pleasants to practice squad". Panthers Wire. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  13. ↑ "Austen Pleasants (OT): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.panthers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  14. ↑ "NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/11/22". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  15. ↑ Simmons, Myles (2022-08-22). "Panthers waive Austen Pleasants, Khalan Tolson". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  16. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Breiden Fehoko to Active Roster; Place Austin Johnson on Injured Reserve". www.chargers.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  17. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 17, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 29, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad". Chargers.com. August 30, 2023.
  20. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 20, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears put Braxton Jones on IR". ChicagoBears.com.
  21. ↑ "Wednesday's Transactions". michigansthumb.com. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  22. ↑ Urban, Darren. "Cardinals Release Keaontay Ingram". azcardinals.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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