De'Mornay Pierson-El
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-26) December 26, 1995
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:West Potomac High School
College:Nebraska
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

De'Mornay Pierson-El (born December 26, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Nebraska.

High school career

During his four years as an athlete for the West Potomac varsity football team,[1] Pierson-El helped the Wolverines capture a share of the 2011 Patriot District championship as a sophomore receiver, led the team to a playoff berth as a junior running back in 2012, and kept West Potomac competitive as a senior quarterback in 2013. He also played defensive back and returned kicks along the way. As a senior, he earned first-team VHSL all-state honors as an all-purpose defensive player.

College career

Pierson-El was a versatile and electrifying performer for Nebraska throughout his Cornhusker career.[2] A Virginia native, Pierson-El burst onto the scene in 2014 earning All-America honors as a punt returner as a true freshman. He continued to be a difference-maker on special teams throughout his career, while also producing an outstanding Nebraska career as a receiver.

Statistics

SeasonReceivingRushingSpecial Teams
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDPRKRTD
2014 2332114.0464 5102.060 34–59610–1473
2015 121119.3191 3-9-3.000 4–480–00
2016 2025412.7401 14342.490 24–1680–00
2017 4562312.4365 32311.5120 13–920–00
Total 1001,30912.14611 25582.4120 74–90410–1473

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 8+5⁄8 in
(1.74 m)		 194 lb
(88 kg)		 30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.57 s1.59 s2.65 s4.28 s6.98 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		14 reps
All values from Pro Day[3]

Washington Redskins

Pierson-El was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived later that month.[4][5]

Montreal Alouettes

He signed with the Montreal Alouettes but was cut in August after only dressing for one game.[6]

Salt Lake Stallions

Pierson-El later joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[7]

Oakland Raiders

After the AAF suspended football operations, Pierson-El signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 8, 2019.[8] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[9] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 4, 2019.[10] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[11]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Pierson-El was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft on October 16, 2019.[12] He signed a contract with the team on January 7, 2020.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]

Las Vegas Raiders (second stint)

Pierson-El re-signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 30, 2020.[15] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[16] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 30, 2020.[17] He was released on October 21.[18]

Denver Broncos

On June 17, 2021, Pierson-El signed with the Denver Broncos.[19] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[20] On September 6, 2021, Pierson-El was re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on December 21.[21]

New Jersey Generals

Pierson-El signed with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL on December 16, 2022.[22] The Generals folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[23]

References

  1. ↑ Roetman, Jon (March 8, 2020). "West Potomac grad Pierson-El making most of XFL opportunity". Covering The Corridor. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "De'Mornay Pierson-El - Football 2017". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Demornay Pierson-El College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (May 2, 2018). "Redskins Sign 13 College Free Agents". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (May 30, 2018). "Redskins Sign Tight End Garrett Hudson". Redskins.com.
  6. ↑ VanDervoort, Oliver (August 10, 2018). "Former Nebraska football star looking for new job after CFL release". Husker Corner. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ Genessy, Jody (January 30, 2019). "Salt Lake Stallions' first roster includes 17 players from BYU, Utah and Utah State". Deseret News. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Smith, Tyler J. (April 8, 2019). "Raiders dip into AAF pool again, sign WR De'Mornay Pierson-El". Silver And Black Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Raiders announce transactions - 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
  10. ↑ Damien, Levi (December 4, 2019). "Raiders have three new practice squad players". Raiders Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Raiders practice-squad contracts expired Monday: RB James Butler; LB Te'von Coney; CB Dylan Mabin (then signed to future contract); WR De'Mornay Pierson-El" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Phase 1: Skill Players Draft Tracker".
  13. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Raiders re-sign wide receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El". Raiders.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Raiders announce transactions for initial 53-man roster". Raiders.com. September 5, 2020.
  17. ↑ @Raiders (September 30, 2020). "Marcus Mariota has returned to practice and we have signed De'Mornay Pierson-El to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, we have released DeShone Kizer from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ Dubow, Josh (October 21, 2020). "Raiders send starting O-line home after Trent Brown's COVID test". Boston.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  19. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (June 17, 2021). "Broncos sign WRs Amara Darboh and De'Mornay Pierson-El". Denver Broncos. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  20. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  21. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (December 21, 2021). "Broncos activate RB Mike Boone from Reserve/COVID-19 list, place FB/TE Andrew Beck on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
  22. ↑ @USFLGenerals (December 16, 2022). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Twitter.
  23. ↑ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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