Joe Horn Jr.
| No. 87, 2 | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 16, 1994 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 174 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Georgia) |
| College: | Northeast Mississippi (2014–2015) Missouri Western State (2016–2018) |
| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Joe Horn Jr. (born September 16, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Missouri Western State.
Early life and high school career[edit]
Horn was born on September 16, 1994, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He attended and played high school football for Peachtree Ridge in Suwanee, Georgia. In 2012 as a junior, he caught 43 passes for 683 yards and seven touchdowns, while also leading the team to the state playoffs. He received multiple scholarship offers from UCLA, East Carolina, and Southern Mississippi.[1]
College career[edit]
Northeast Mississippi[edit]
From 2014 to 2015, Horn attended and played college football for Northeast Mississippi Community College. He caught 51 passes for 690 yards and seven touchdowns during his two-year stint.[2]
In 2014 he was named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State Second-Team. He appeared in nine games for the Tigers, catching 33 passes for 435 yards and six touchdowns. He recorded a career-high 105 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the team's 49–35 win over Northwest.[1]
Missouri Western State[edit]
In 2018, Horn caught fifteen passes for 246 yards, including a season-high 58 yards against Washburn.[2]
Professional career[edit]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) |
174 lb (79 kg) |
29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.52 s | 1.66 s | 2.63 s | 4.41 s | 7.19 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
10 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens[edit]
On May 14, 2019, Horn Jr. signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.[4] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[5]
Houston Roughnecks[edit]
In October 2019, he was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2020 XFL Draft.[6]
New York Guardians[edit]
On January 17, 2020, he was traded to the New York Guardians in exchange for wide receiver Taivon Jacobs.[7] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Horn Jr. is the son of four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn.[9] His brother, Jaycee Horn, is a cornerback for the Carolina Panthers.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Joe Horn, Jr". Northeast Mississippi Community College Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Joe Horn Jr. - 2018 - Football". Missouri Western State University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Joe Horn Jr., Missouri Western NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (May 14, 2019). "Joe Horn Jr., Son of Four-Time Pro Bowl WR, Signs With Ravens". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (August 30, 2019). "Michael Floyd, Shane Ray Among Ravens' Friday Roster Cuts". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ 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 22, 2019.
- ^ "Guardians Training Camp: Day 13". XFL.com. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Joe Horn, Jr". Northeast Mississippi Community College Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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