Coby Fleener
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Fleener with the Indianapolis Colts in 2014
No. 80, 82
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 35)
Lemont, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Joliet Catholic (Joliet, Illinois)
College:Stanford (2007–2011)
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:255
Receiving yards:3,080
Receiving average:12.1
Receiving touchdowns:22
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jacoby Fleener[1] (born September 20, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning first-team All-American honors in 2011. Fleener was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints.

College career

Fleener with the Stanford Cardinal in 2011.

After playing at Joliet Catholic Academy during high school, Fleener played college football at Stanford University for the Cardinal from 2008 to 2011. In the 2010 season, Fleener had six receptions for 173 yards and three touchdowns in a 40–12 victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl.[2] In the 2011 season, his 19.6 yards per reception led the Pac-12.[3] In his collegiate career, he recorded 96 receptions for 1,543 yards and 18 touchdowns.[4] He was named an All-American by CBSSports.com as a senior in 2011.[5]

Collegiate statistics

Coby Fleener Receiving
Year School Rec Yds Avg TD
2008 Stanford 13 176 13.5 0
2009 Stanford 21 266 12.7 1
2010 Stanford 28 434 15.5 7
2011 Stanford 34 667 19.6 10
Career 96 1,543 16.1 18

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m) 		247 lb
(112 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.51 s 1.56 s 2.65 s 4.30 s 7.02 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 27 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day

Fleener was considered a top tight end prospect for the 2012 NFL Draft.[6] At the NFL combine, he benched 27 reps of 225 at 6–6 247, though he did not run because of an ankle injury.[7]

Fleener (right) and quarterback Andrew Luck (left) in their NFL debuts in 2012.

Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts selected Fleener in the second round with the 34th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft after drafting his college quarterback, Andrew Luck, with the first overall pick. Fleener was the first tight end drafted in the 2012 NFL Draft.[8] On July 25, he and the Colts agreed to a four-year contract worth $5.431 million.[9]

Fleener made his regular season debut in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears, recording six receptions for 82 yards.[10] He struggled through the early season, before recording his first career touchdown reception against the Detroit Lions in Week 13.[11] Fleener finished the 2012 regular season with 26 receptions for 281 yards and two touchdowns.[12]

Fleener began the 2013 preseason as the backup to Dwayne Allen. He missed the final two weeks of preseason after suffering a knee injury.[13] Allen would be placed on injured reserve after Week 1, making Fleener the starter for the rest of the season. He recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game in Week 11 against the Tennessee Titans, making eight receptions for 107 yards.[14] Fleener finished the 2013 season with 52 receptions for 608 yards and four touchdowns.[15] In the Colts' Wild Card Round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had five receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown to assist in the Colts' 45–44 comeback win.[16]

In Week 11 of the 2014 season, Fleener had seven receptions for 144 receiving yards against the New England Patriots.[17] In Week 13 against Washington, he had four receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns in the 49–27 victory.[18] In the final game of the regular season, Fleener had two receiving touchdowns in a 27–10 victory over the Tennessee Titans.[19] In the 2014 season, Fleener had 51 receptions for 774 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns.[20]

In the 2015 season, Fleener had 54 receptions for 491 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.[21]

New Orleans Saints

On March 9, 2016, Fleener signed a five-year, $36 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.[22] He finished the 2016 season with 50 receptions for 631 yards and three touchdowns.[23] In addition, Fleener scored his first career rushing touchdown, on his first career rushing attempt, in a Week 6 victory over the Carolina Panthers.[24]

Fleener started the 2017 season with consecutive games with a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings and the New England Patriots.[25][26] He was placed on injured reserve on December 2, after suffering a concussion in Week 12.[27] In the 2017 season, Fleener finished with 22 receptions for 295 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 11 games and one start.[28] On May 7, 2018, Fleener was released by the Saints.[29]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2012 IND 12 10 26 281 10.8 26T 2 — — — — — 0 0
2013 IND 16 12 52 608 11.7 44 4 — — — — — 1 0
2014 IND 16 12 51 774 15.2 73T 8 — — — — — 0 0
2015 IND 16 11 54 491 9.1 57T 3 — — — — — 0 0
2016 NO 16 8 50 631 12.6 50T 3 1 2 2.0 2T 1 2 0
2017 NO 11 1 22 295 13.4 33 2 — — — — — 0 0
Total 87 54 255 3,080 12.1 73 22 1 2 2.0 2 1 3 0

Postseason

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD fum Lost
2012 IND 1 1 3 25 8.3 12 0 — — — — — 0 0
2013 IND 2 2 11 120 10.9 29 1 — — — — — 0 0
2014 IND 3 3 7 97 13.9 32 0 — — — — — 0 0
Total 6 6 21 242 11.5 32 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Coby Fleener Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Orange Bowl - Virginia Tech vs Stanford Box Score, January 3, 2011". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2011 Pac-12 Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Coby Fleener College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "CBSSports.com 2011 College Football All-America Team". CBSSports.com. December 7, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Coby Fleener – Stanford, TE : 2012 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Lourie, Steven. "Coby Fleener Interview". Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "UPDATE:Colts Sign Coby Fleener (Details Included)". Everything-colts.com. July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  10. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears - September 9th, 2012". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions - December 2nd, 2012". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Coby Fleener 2012 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Alper, Josh (August 19, 2013). "MRI on knee clear for Coby Fleener; Dwayne Allen will return to practice". nbcsports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans - November 14th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "Coby Fleener 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  16. ^ "Wild Card - Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts - January 4th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts - November 16th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  18. ^ "Washington Redskins at Indianapolis Colts - November 30th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans - December 28th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "Coby Fleener 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  21. ^ "Coby Fleener 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  22. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (March 9, 2016). "Coby Fleener agrees to 5-year, $36M deal with Saints". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  23. ^ "Coby Fleener 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  24. ^ Gillen, Garland (October 16, 2016). "Saints lead 24–10 over the Panthers at half". FOX 8 Live. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  25. ^ "New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings – September 11th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  26. ^ "New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints – September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  27. ^ Teope, Herbie (December 2, 2017). "Saints place Coby Fleener on injured reserve, waive De'Vante Harris". NOLA.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  28. ^ "Coby Fleener 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  29. ^ Alper, Josh (May 7, 2018). "Saints release Coby Fleener". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

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