Carlton Agudosi
No. 86 – Toronto Argonauts
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 (age 30)
Franklin Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Somerset (NJ) Franklin
College:Rutgers
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Carlton Agudosi (born February 1, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and played college football at Rutgers.

Early years

Agudosi grew up in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey and attended Franklin High School, from which he graduated in 2012.[1]

College career

Agudosi played in 45 games in his career at Rutgers, recording 35 receptions for 513 yards and two touchdowns. His low production in college was largely due to the cycle of five offensive coordinators and five position coaches in his five years as a Scarlet Knight.[2] He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team as a sophomore in 2014.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Agudosi signed the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2017.[3] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 22, 2017.[6] He was waived on December 11, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on January 2, 2018.[8]

On September 1, 2018, Agudosi was waived by the Cardinals.[9]

Philadelphia Eagles

On January 7, 2019, Agudosi signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.[10] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[11]

St. Louis BattleHawks

In October 2019, Agudosi was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Agudosi signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on April 30, 2021.[14]

Toronto Argonauts

Agudosi signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL on October 11, 2023.[15]


Personal life

Agudosi is of Nigerian descent through his father.[16]

References

  1. ^ Newman, Josh (August 24, 2016). "Rutgers' Agudosi embracing last chance to make impact". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Odegard, Kyle (July 3, 2017). "The Mystery Of Carlton Agudosi". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Urban, Darren (May 2, 2017). "Cardinals Collect 17 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Urban, Darren (September 3, 2017). "Dorian Johnson Among Practice Squad Picks". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  6. ^ Alper, Josh (November 21, 2017). "Cardinals adding a wideout from the practice squad". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Williams, Charean (December 11, 2017). "Cardinals promote Vinston Painter, waive Carlton Agudosi, Justin Drescher". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  8. ^ Odegard, Kyle (January 2, 2018). "Carlton Agudosi Among 10 "Futures" Deals". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018.
  9. ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2018). "Cardinals Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com.
  10. ^ Erby, Glenn (January 7, 2019). "Eagles sign WR Carlton Agudosi to a reserve/futures contract". Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Eagles announce first wave of roster moves as team works toward 53-player limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Blue Bombers add Carlton Agudosi to roster". BlueBombers.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/TorontoArgos/status/1711766196754755922
  16. ^ Okupa, Francis (May 2, 2017). "Plenty of African players picked up during the 2017 NFL Draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

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