| Intro | American football running back for the atlanta falcons of the national football league (nfl) | ||
| Is | Football player | ||
| From | United States of America | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 20 May 1992, Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A. | ||
| Age: | 28 years | ||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||
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Jhurell Pressley (born May 20, 1992) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at New Mexico. Pressley was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers.
College career
Pressley attended The University of New Mexico, where he played on the New Mexico Lobos football team from 2011 to 2015.
Statistics
Source: GoLobos.com
| Year | Team | G | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 2012 | UNM | 13 | 104 | 462 | 4.4 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 55 | 1 |
| 2013 | UNM | 12 | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 40 | 0 |
| 2014 | UNM | 12 | 114 | 1,083 | 9.5 | 77 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 32 | 0 |
| 2015 | UNM | 13 | 147 | 907 | 6.2 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 394 | 2,725 | 6.9 | 80 | 35 | 18 | 202 | 11.2 | 55 | 1 | |
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10 in | 206 lb | 4.40 s | 1.44 s | 2.57 s | 4.15 s | 7.01 s | 33.5 in | 9 ft 9 in | 25 reps | ||||||||||
| All values are from Pro Day | |||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pressley signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 2, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Vikings during final team cuts.
Green Bay Packers
On September 5, 2016, Pressley was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers. He was released by the Packers on September 14, 2016.
Atlanta Falcons
Pressley was signed to the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad on October 25, 2016.