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Rachad Wildgoose II (born June 20, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. Wildgoose has also been a member of the New York Jets, Washington Commanders, and Detroit Lions of the NFL, and the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).
.jpg) Wildgoose with the Washington Commanders in 2022 | |||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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| Born: | June 20, 2000 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Miami Northwestern Senior (Miami, Florida) | ||||||
| College: | Wisconsin (2018–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 6 / pick: 213 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Wildgoose was born on June 20, 2000, in Miami, Florida, and attended Northwestern High School. In April 2017, he committed to play college football for Rutgers;[1] but de-committed in May 2017.[2] He committed to Georgia the following month but de-committed in 2018 after choosing to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison to play for the Wisconsin Badgers.[3][4][5][6]
Wildgoose played in 10 games with Wisconsin in 2018 and made 29 tackles.[7] The next season he played in all 13 games and had 22 tackles. He also had an interception. His third season he played in only two games. He had a season ending injury against Northwestern which forced him to miss the rest of the season.[7]
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| 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 | |
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| 5 ft 10+1⁄8 in (1.78 m) |
191 lb (87 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.53 s | 1.50 s | 2.60 s | 4.18 s | 7.09 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
Wildgoose was selected in the sixth round (213th pick) of the 2021 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.[10][11] On May 13, 2021, Wildgoose signed his four-year rookie contract with Buffalo.[12] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14]
New York Jets
On November 16, 2021, Wildgoose was signed to the New York Jets' active roster off the Bills practice squad.[15] He played in five games in his rookie season and had three total tackles.[16] He was released on August 30, 2022.[17]
Washington Commanders
Wildgoose was claimed off waivers by the Washington Commanders on August 31, 2022.[18] In the 2022 season, he appeared in 15 games, of which he started three. He had 16 total tackles and three passes defensed.[19]
On February 28, 2023, Wildgoose signed a one-year contract extension.[20] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[21]
Detroit Lions
On August 21, 2024, Wildgoose signed with the Detroit Lions.[22] He was waived by the team six days later on August 27.[23]
Birmingham Stallions
On September 19, 2024, Wildgoose signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).[24]
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