Gavin Escobar
| No. 89 Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 3, 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | New York, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) Catholic | ||||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016 | |||||||||
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Gavin Escobar (born February 3, 1991), nicknamed "Pablo,"[1] is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State. He is of Puerto Rican descent.
Early years
Escobar attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He was a 2008 Trinity League second-team selection on offense after grabbing 37 receptions for 492 yards and six scores. He had seven receptions for 130 yards against St. Bonaventure, the eventual state Division III champion, in which he was named the player of the game for his performance. As a junior, he caught 11 passes for 163 yards (14.8 yards per catch). Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he accepted a scholarship from San Diego State.[2]
College career
Escobar enrolled at San Diego State University, where he played for the San Diego State Aztecs football team from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted as a true freshman in 2009. Following his 2011 and 2012 seasons, he was a first-team All-Mountain West Conference (MWC) selection. For his college career, he tallied 122 receptions for 1,646 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Escobar announced that he would enter the NFL Draft after his junior season.[3]
Professional career
2013 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6 in | 254 lb | 33 5/8 in | 9 3/4 in | 4.84 s | 4.31 s | 7.07 s | 32.0 in | 9 ft 6 in | |||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine. [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Dallas Cowboys
Escobar was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (47th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. After having mixed results from using previous second round draft choices in tight ends Anthony Fasano and Martellus Bennett, the Cowboys surprised observers by selecting another tight end when there was a bigger need in the offensive line.[5][6][7]
2013
In his rookie season, he was expected to be a pass catching option in the two tight end packages, but he was used sparingly, registering 9 receptions for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns.[8]
2014
Escobar remained in a backup role in his second season in the league, but was also used as a red zone target, finishing with 4 touchdowns on 9 receptions.[9]
2015
Even though wide receiver Dez Bryant missed 7 games, Escobar still wasn't able to increase his role on the team's offense in 2015. The 12 games that quarterback Tony Romo missed, also impacted his production, finishing with 8 receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown. He suffered a season-ending injury when he tore his right Achilles tendon in the last drive of the fourteenth game of the season against the New York Jets.[10] On December 25, Escobar and Romo were placed on the injured reserve list, in order to promote defensive tackle Casey Walker and quarterback Jameill Showers to the 53-man roster.[11]
Career stats
| Season | Receiving | ||||||||
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| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tar | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| 2013 | DAL | 16 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 25 | 2 |
| 2014 | DAL | 16 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 26 | 4 |
| 2015 | DAL | 14 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Career | 46 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 303 | 11.7 | 26 | 7 | |
References
- ↑ Rookie Premiere: Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar
- ↑ "Gavin Escobar Rivals Rating". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "SDSU TE Gavin Escobar declaring for the NFL draft". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "NFL Draft 2013: Gavin Escobar". NFL.com. NFL.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Heavily criticized 2013 draft class coming up big for Cowboys". ESPN.com. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ↑ "Quest For Second TE Becoming Never-Ending Quest". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Cowboys will be judged by lineman after draft move". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "NFL Player Profile". Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Gavin Escobar, Official NFL player profile". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ Kahn, Jeffrey. "Cowboys TE Gavin Escobar tears Achilles, out for rest of season". dal.247sports.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "Cowboys Give Christmas Present To Jameill Showers And Casey Walker". Blogging The Boys. Retrieved 2015-12-26.