Caesar Rayford

Caesar Rayford
No. 85 Tampa Bay Storm
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986
Place of birth: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school: Spanaway (WA) Bethel
College: Washington
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 5
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Tackles: 58.5
Sacks: 28.5
Passes Batted: 17
Forced Fumbles: 9
Interceptions: 2
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Caesar Rayford (born March 4, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. He also played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Washington.

Early years

Rayford attended Bethel High School, where he received All-SPSL South honors after tallying 47 tackles, 8 sacks and 3 blocked field goals as a senior.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Caesar Rayford
DE/TE		 Spanaway, Washington Bethel High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.56 Jan 11, 2004 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 30 (TE)   Rivals: -- (DE), -- (WA)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Rayford committed to the University of Washington on January 11, 2004.[1] He chose the Huskies over scholarship offers from Oregon and UCLA.[2]

As a senior he appeared in 13 games, registering 10 tackles and 4 sacks. He played a total of 35 career games, finishing with 13 tackles (7 solo), 5.5 sacks, 4 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one blocked kick.

Professional career

BC Lions

He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 2008. On November 12, 2009, the BC Lions added Rayford to the practice roster.[3]

Spokane Shock

In 2009, Rayford joined the Spokane Shock of the AF2 league. Rayford's play help lead the team to an ArenaCup X Championship.

Utah Blaze

Rayford joined the Utah Blaze in 2010. In 2011, he started 17 games, posting 31 tackles (12 for loss), 10 sacks, 7 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries. In 2012, the Blaze's defensive line was coined " Sack Lake City" due to the tremendous amount of pressure and sacks they applied to quarterbacks.[4] In a game against the Iowa Barnstormers, the Blaze recorded a league record 11 sacks in one game, led by the combination of Rayford and Mike Lewis with 3.5 sacks each.

He finished with 68 tackles (26.5 for loss), 22.5 sacks, 16 passes defensed, 7 forced fumbles, 7 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns. He also blocked an AFL single-season record five kicks in 2011.

Indianapolis Colts

On May 23, 2013, Rayford signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts.[5]

Dallas Cowboys

On September 3, 2013, the Dallas Cowboys acquired him from the Colts after he had a notable preseason, in exchange of a seventh round draft choice (#244-Trenton Brown).[6] He played in 7 games, before being cut on November 12 and signed to the practice squad.[7] He was released on August 30, 2014.

Calgary Stampeders

Rayford was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on September 23, 2014. He was released by the Stampeders on September 26, 2014.[8]

Montreal Alouettes

Rayford was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on October 27, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2014. He was released by the Alouettes on November 24, 2014.[8]

Jacksonville Sharks

He was selected by the Jacksonville Sharks during the 2014 dispersal draft. He spent the entire 2014 season on the Other League Exempt list. He was activated by the Sharks on January 6, 2015.

Minnesota Vikings

On August 31, 2015, Rayford was cut by the Minnesota Vikings, who played him at linebacker.

Los Angeles KISS

On November 18, 2015, he was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS Arena Football League franchise.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On January 8, 2016, Rayford signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Tampa Bay Storm

On October 14, 2016, Rayford was selected by the Tampa Bay Storm during the dispersal draft.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Caesar Rayford". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Caesar Rayford". www.scout.com. MSNBC. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lions Welcome Back Caesar Rayford". BC Lions. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Rayford a Leader By Example in Sack Lake City". Arena Football League. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  5. ↑ Mike Wilkening (May 23, 2013). "Colts sign outside linebacker Caesar Rayford". www.profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Trade Sends Rayford to Dallas". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Caesar Rayford signed to practice squad". Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ "AFL Holds Dispersal Draft". arenafootball.com. October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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