Geronimo Allison

Geronimo Allison
No. 81 Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-01-18) January 18, 1994
Place of birth: Tampa, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Riverview (FL) Spoto
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016
Receptions: 3
Receiving yards: 38
Receiving touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Geronimo Allison (born January 18, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois. Allison was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

College career

Allison attended the University of Illinois, where he played on the Illinois Fighting Illini football team in 2014 and 2015 after transferring from Iowa Western Community College.[1]

Statistics

Source: FightingIllini.com

Year Team GP Receiving
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2014 ILL 12 41 598 14.6 60 5
2015 ILL 12 65 882 13.6 53 3
Total 24 106 1,480 14.0 60 8

Professional career

External video
Allison's NFL Combine workout
Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 3 in 196 lb 32 7⁄8 in 9 1⁄2 in 4.67 s 1.65 s 2.74 s 4.28 s 7.40 s 33 in 10 ft 7 in
All values are from NFL Combine[2][3]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Allison signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 6, 2016.[4] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[5] Allison was signed to the Packers' practice squad on September 5, 2016.[6] On October 24, 2016, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.[7] Allison made his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. His first NFL reception came as a four-yard touchdown in the second quarter.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Illinois Fighting Illini: Geronimo Allison". FightingIllini.com. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Geronimo Allison". NFL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Geronimo Allison - Illinois, WR : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Packers sign 19 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Packers promote WR Allison, S Whitehead to active roster". Packers.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ Demovsky, Rob (October 31, 2016). "Encouraging sign: Aaron Rodgers, Packers' offense back on track". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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