Travis Fulgham
 Fulgham (#7) at ODU | |
| No. 14 – Detroit Lions | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 13, 1995 Alexandria, Virginia |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Broad Run (VA) |
| College: | Old Dominion |
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 6 / pick: 184 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Travis Fulgham (born September 13, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.
Early life and high school
The child of Foreign Service officers, Fulgham spent most of his childhood abroad before his parents settled in Ashburn, Virginia and attended Massanutten Military Academy before transferring to Broad Run High School. Fulgham only played two years of High school football.[1]
College career
Fulgham played five seasons for the Monarchs, redshirting his freshman season after. Although he initially joined the team as a walk-on, he earned a scholarship by the end of fall camp during his freshman year.[2] As a senior, Fulgham led Conference USA with 1,083 receiving yards and a 17.2 yards per catch and was named second team All-Conference USA. He finished his collegiate career 7th in school history with 128 receptions for 2,044 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns (6th in ODU history).[3] Following the end of his redshirt senior season, Fulgham was invited to play in the 2019 Senior Bowl, becoming one of the first Old Dominion players to participate along with linebacker Oshane Ximines.[4] He caught one pass for seven yards in the game.[5]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yards | AVG | TDs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ODU | 4 | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | |||||||
| 2016 | ODU | 12 | 29 | 478 | 16.5 | 8 | |||||||
| 2017 | ODU | 11 | 30 | 394 | 13.1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2018 | ODU | 12 | 63 | 1,083 | 17.2 | 9 | |||||||
| College Totals | 39 | 128 | 2,044 | 16.0 | 18 | ||||||||
Professional career
Fulgham was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round (184th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[7] Fulgham signed a rookie contract with the Lions on May 14, 2019.[8] He was waived on September 26, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] The Lions promoted Fulgham back up to the active roster on December 12, 2019.[10] He made his NFL debut on December 15, 2019 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[11]
References
- ^ Teel, David (August 24, 2018). "Worldly Travis Fulgham eyes breakout senior season at ODU". Daily Press. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Ed (April 24, 2019). "ODU's Oshane Ximines and Travis Fulgham hoping to make history in NFL draft". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "ODU Football: Travis Fulgham, Oshane Ximines invited to NFL Scouting Combine". AugustaFreePress.com.
- ^ Miller, Ed (January 25, 2019). "A first for the Monarchs: 2 players at the Senior Bowl on Saturday". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Fulgham, Ximines Cap Collegiate Careers at Reese's Senior Bowl". ODUSports.com. Old Dominion University Athletics Department. January 26, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Travis Fulgham College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Birkett, Dave (April 27, 2019). "Detroit Lions pick WR Travis Fulgham in Round 6 of 2019 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Meinke, Kyle (May 14, 2019). "WR Travis Fulgham inks rookie deal with Lions; only Will Harris remains unsigned". MLive.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Report: Lions to waive 6th round pick WR Travis Fulgham". Lions Wire. USA Today. September 26, 2019.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (December 12, 2019). "Lions promote rookie WR Travis Fulgham to active roster". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Raven, Benjamin (December 16, 2019). "Snap counts: Lions CB Amani Oruwariye back to limited role as Rashaan Melvin returns". MLive.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.