Isaiah Zuber
Houston Roughnecks
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997 (age 26)
Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephenson
(Stone Mountain, Georgia)
College:Kansas State (2015–2018)
Mississippi State (2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2022
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:29
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Isaiah Zuber (born April 15, 1997) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Kansas State and Mississippi State.

College career

Zuber began his collegiate career at Kansas State, redshirting as a freshman. He had 141 receptions, 1,532 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns over the next three seasons. After his redshirt junior year, he transferred to Mississippi State for his final season of eligibility.[1] Zuber had 14 receptions for 211 yards and two touchdowns in his lone season at Mississippi State.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight
5 ft 11+1⁄4 in
(1.81 m) 		190 lb
(86 kg)
Values from Pro Day[3]

New England Patriots

Zuber was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25, 2020.[4] He was waived by the team on July 26, 2020.[5] but was re-signed by the Patriots on August 5, 2020.[6] Zuber was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Las Vegas Raiders,[9] and made his NFL debut in the game.[10] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28, 2020.[11] He was elevated again on October 5, October 17, 2020, and October 31, 2020, for the weeks 4, 6, and 8 games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills,[12][13][14] and reverted to the practice squad again following each game.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[16] Zuber's first touchdown reception came on August 29, 2021, in the preseason game against the Giants. On August 31, 2021, Zuber was waived by the Patriots.[17]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 3, 2021, Zuber was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[18] He was released on September 14, 2021.[19]

Cleveland Browns

Zuber was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on November 9, 2021.[20] He was released on November 16, 2021.

New York Jets

On December 22, 2021, Zuber was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[21] He was released on December 30.[22]

Houston Gamblers

Zuber was selected in the 13th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Houston Gamblers.[23]

Las Vegas Raiders

On July 19, 2022, Zuber was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders.[24] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[25][26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023,[27] and was released on April 13.[28]

Houston Gamblers (second stint)

Zuber re-signed with the Houston Gamblers on April 19, 2023.[29] He was released from his contract on August 14, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.[30]

Las Vegas Raiders (second stint)

On August 15, 2023, Zuber signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[31] He was placed on injured reserve on August 27.[32] He was released on September 5.

Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks

Zuber re-signed with the Houston Gamblers on December 16, 2023.[33] Zuber and all other Houston Gamblers players and coaches were all transferred to the Houston Roughnecks after it was announced that the Gamblers took on the identity of their XFL counterpart, the Roughnecks.[34]

References

  1. ^ McBride, Jim (August 5, 2020). "Patriots add undrafted wide receiver Isaiah Zuber". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (July 19, 2020). "Patriots 2020 roster breakdown: Isaiah Zuber is trying to become the latest undrafted rookie wide receiver to make the roster". PatsPulpit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Isaiah Zuber College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Patriots add 2 QBs, 13 other undrafted players". Providence Journal. April 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Isaiah Zuber: Cut by Patriots". CBSSports.com. July 26, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Leger, Justin (August 5, 2020). "NFL Rumors: Patriots re-sign undrafted rookie WR Isaiah Zuber". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "LIVE: Patriots cut down to 53". Providence Journal. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Patriots Sign 16 To Practice Squad, Including Kickers Folk & Rohrwasser". boston.cbslocal.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevated to roster". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Game Notes: Bill Belichick reaches 275 regular season victories". Patriots.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Isaiah Zuber: Returns to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Patriots' Isaiah Zuber: Elevates from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "Patriots make a series of roster transactions". Patriots.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "Patriots Make a Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Isaiah Zuber: Back to practice roster". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "Patriots Sign 10 Players to Future Contracts". Patriots.com. January 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021.
  18. ^ "49ers Sign Four Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "49ers Sign Dre Kirkpatrick, Place Raheem Mostert and Jason Verrett on IR". 49ers.com. September 14, 2021.
  20. ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 9, 2021. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  21. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 22, 2021). "Jets Sign WR Isaiah Zuber and CB Ken Webster to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  22. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2021). "Jets Activate Alijah Vera-Tucker, Laurent Duvernay-Tarif, John Franklin-Myers and Ashtyn Davis". NewYorkJets.com.
  23. ^ "Houston Gamblers stock roster with 35 picks in USFL draft". Houston Chronicle. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Raiders sign WR Isaiah Zuber". Raiders.com. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  25. ^ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for the 2022 season". Raiders.com. August 30, 2022.
  26. ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. August 31, 2022.
  27. ^ "Raiders sign 13 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Raiders.com. January 9, 2023.
  28. ^ Champion, Aidan (April 13, 2023). "Raiders Waive Punter Julian Diaz, Wide Receiver Isaiah Zuber". SI.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  29. ^ @USFLGamblers (April 19, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ @USFLGamblers (August 14, 2023). "Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team" (Tweet). Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Raiders Place T Brandon Parker On IR". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  32. ^ "Raiders waive 8 players, place 3 on Reserve/Injured list". Raiders.com. August 27, 2023.
  33. ^ Larsen, James (December 15, 2023). "Houston Gamblers Re-Sign WR/CB Isaiah Zuber For 2024". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  34. ^ "United Football League Reveals Team Markets and Head Coaches for 2024 Season". www.xfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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