Isaiah Zuber
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997
Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephenson
(Stone Mountain, Georgia)
College:Kansas State (2015–2018)
Mississippi State (2019)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2022
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:29
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Isaiah Zuber (born April 15, 1997) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas State and Mississippi State.

College career

Zuber began his collegiate career at Kansas State, redshirting as a freshman. He had 141 receptions, 1,532 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns over the next three seasons. After his redshirt junior year, he transferred to Mississippi State for his final season of eligibility.[1] Zuber had 14 receptions for 211 yards and two touchdowns in his lone season at Mississippi State.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight
5 ft 11+1⁄4 in
(1.81 m)		 190 lb
(86 kg)
Values from Pro Day[3]

New England Patriots

Zuber was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25, 2020.[4] He was waived by the team on July 26, 2020.[5] but was re-signed by the Patriots on August 5, 2020.[6] Zuber was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts, 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 Las Vegas Raiders,[9] and made his NFL debut in the game.[10] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28, 2020.[11] He was elevated again on October 5, October 17, 2020, and October 31, 2020, for the weeks 4, 6, and 8 games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills,[12][13][14] and reverted to the practice squad again following each game.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[16] Zuber's first touchdown reception came on August 29, 2021, in the preseason game against the Giants. On August 31, 2021, Zuber was waived by the Patriots.[17]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 3, 2021, Zuber was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[18] He was released on September 14, 2021.[19]

Cleveland Browns

Zuber was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on November 9, 2021.[20] He was released on November 16, 2021.

New York Jets

On December 22, 2021, Zuber was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[21] He was released on December 30.[22]

Houston Gamblers

Zuber was selected in the 13th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Houston Gamblers.[23]

Las Vegas Raiders

On July 19, 2022, Zuber was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders.[24] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[25][26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023,[27] and was released on April 13.[28]

Houston Gamblers (second stint)

Zuber re-signed with the Houston Gamblers on April 19, 2023.[29] He was released from his contract on August 14, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.[30]

Las Vegas Raiders (second stint)

On August 15, 2023, Zuber signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[31] He was placed on injured reserve on August 27.[32] He was released on September 5.

References

  1. ↑ McBride, Jim (August 5, 2020). "Patriots add undrafted wide receiver Isaiah Zuber". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ Buchmasser, Bernd (July 19, 2020). "Patriots 2020 roster breakdown: Isaiah Zuber is trying to become the latest undrafted rookie wide receiver to make the roster". PatsPulpit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Isaiah Zuber College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Patriots add 2 QBs, 13 other undrafted players". Providence Journal. April 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Isaiah Zuber: Cut by Patriots". CBSSports.com. July 26, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Leger, Justin (August 5, 2020). "NFL Rumors: Patriots re-sign undrafted rookie WR Isaiah Zuber". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "LIVE: Patriots cut down to 53". Providence Journal. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Patriots Sign 16 To Practice Squad, Including Kickers Folk & Rohrwasser". boston.cbslocal.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevated to roster". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Game Notes: Bill Belichick reaches 275 regular season victories". Patriots.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Isaiah Zuber: Returns to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevates from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Patriots make a series of roster transactions". Patriots.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Patriots Make a Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Isaiah Zuber: Back to practice roster". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Patriots Sign 10 Players to Future Contracts". Patriots.com. January 4, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ "49ers Sign Four Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 3, 2021.
  19. ↑ "49ers Sign Dre Kirkpatrick, Place Raheem Mostert and Jason Verrett on IR". 49ers.com. September 14, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 9, 2021. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  21. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 22, 2021). "Jets Sign WR Isaiah Zuber and CB Ken Webster to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  22. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2021). "Jets Activate Alijah Vera-Tucker, Laurent Duvernay-Tarif, John Franklin-Myers and Ashtyn Davis". NewYorkJets.com.
  23. ↑ "Houston Gamblers stock roster with 35 picks in USFL draft". Houston Chronicle. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Raiders sign WR Isaiah Zuber". Raiders.com. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for the 2022 season". Raiders.com. August 30, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. August 31, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Raiders sign 13 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Raiders.com. January 9, 2023.
  28. ↑ Champion, Aidan (April 13, 2023). "Raiders Waive Punter Julian Diaz, Wide Receiver Isaiah Zuber". SI.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  29. ↑ @USFLGamblers (April 19, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  30. ↑ @USFLGamblers (August 14, 2023). "Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team" (Tweet). Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  31. ↑ "Raiders Place T Brandon Parker On IR". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Raiders waive 8 players, place 3 on Reserve/Injured list". Raiders.com. August 27, 2023.
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