Renell Wren
Renell Wren (born October 23, 1995) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[1]
Wren with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | October 23, 1995 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Lutheran North (St. Louis, Missouri) | ||
| College: | Arizona State (2014–2018) | ||
| Position: | Nose tackle | ||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Professional career
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
318 lb (144 kg) |
33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | 5.01 s | 1.75 s | 2.90 s | 4.53 s | 7.65 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 30 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Bengals
Wren was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 125th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5] He played in 11 games with two starts before being placed on injured reserve on December 14, 2019.[6]
Wren was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on August 3, 2020.[7] He was moved back to the active roster on August 13.[8] He was placed on injured reserve with a quadriceps injury on August 23, 2020.[9]
On August 31, 2021, Wren was waived by the Bengals and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11]
Philadelphia Eagles
On February 25, 2022, Wren signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.[12] He was released on August 30.[13]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On September 2, 2022, Wren signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2023.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on May 16, 2023.[16]
References
- Zimmerman, Kevin (January 24, 2019). "NFL Draft: Arizona State DT Renell Wren impressing at Senior Bowl". Arizona Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Renell Wren Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "2019 Draft Scout Renell Wren, Arizona State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- "Renell Wren 2019 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- Marcum, Jason (April 27, 2019). "Bengals select Renell Wren in Round 4". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- "Bengals Sign Akinmoladun To Roster, Place Wren On Reserve/Injured". Bengals.com. December 14, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- @JayMorrisonATH (August 3, 2020). "In two other moves, the #Bengals placed guard Xavier Su'a-Filo on the Physically Unable to Perform list and defensive tackle Renell Wren on the Non-Football Injury list. Both players remain on the active roster and can participate in football activity whenever physically cleared" (Tweet). Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
- "Bengals' Renell Wren: Actived [sic] from NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- "Bengals Place DT Renell Wren On The Reserve/Injured list, John Ross Activated". Bengals.com. August 23, 2020. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- "Bengals Reduce 2021 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- "Bengals Make Player Moves, Sign 15 To The Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- Erby, Glenn (February 25, 2022). "Eagles sign DT Renell Wren". Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- McPherson, Chris (August 30, 2022). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- Varley, Teresa (September 2, 2022). "Steelers make practice squad additions". Steelers.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- Varley, Teresa (January 12, 2023). "Steelers sign three to Reserve/Future Contracts". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- Popejoy, Curt (May 16, 2023). "Steelers place DL Renell Wren on IR". Steelers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 17, 2023.