Ashton Dulin

Ashton Dulin
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Dulin with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019
No. 16 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Wide receiver/Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 27)
Reynoldsburg, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Reynoldsburg
College:Malone (2015–2018)
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024
Receptions:35
Receiving yards:517
Receiving touchdowns:4
Return yards:439
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ashton Dulin (born May 15, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Malone.

Early life

Dulin grew up in Reynoldsburg, Ohio and attended Reynoldsburg High School, where he was a member of the football and track teams. He was named first-team All-Ohio at free safety as a senior.[1] Dulin committed to play college football and run track at Malone University over an offer from Ashland.[2]

College career

Dulin was a four-year starter for the Malone Pioneers. He was named first-team All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) in his junior season after recording 59 receptions for 1,050 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a senior, the final season of Malone's football team before it was discontinued, Dulin was again named first-team All-G-MAC and both the conference Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Year after catching 61 passes for 984 yards and 11 touchdowns, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and returning 28 kickoffs for 836 yards and three touchdowns.[3] He finished his collegiate career with 189 receptions for 3,188 yards and 28 touchdowns while also rushing for 387 yards and three touchdowns on 53 carries.[4]

In track, Dulin set conference records in the 100 meter, the 110 meter hurdles, the 200 meters, the 400 meter hurdles and the long jump. Dulin was named the G-MAC indoor track athlete of the year and a Division II All-American in the 60 meter hurdles as a junior.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m) 		215 lb
(98 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.43 s 1.57 s 2.61 s 4.22 s 7.00 s 38.0 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Dulin signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[7] He was cut by Colts on August 31, 2019, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day.[8] Dulin was promoted to the Colts active roster on September 27, 2019.[9] He made his NFL debut on September 29, 2019, against the Oakland Raiders, making a tackle on special teams and becoming the first and only Malone football player to appear in an NFL game.[10] Dulin caught a 13-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett for his first career reception on December 1, 2019.[11] In his rookie season Dulin played in 13 games with two receptions for 17 yards, three kickoff returns for 90 yards and six tackles on special teams.[12]

Dulin made the Colts 53-man roster to start the 2020 season. He was placed on injured reserve on November 7, 2020.[13] He was activated on November 28, 2020.[14] On January 10, 2021, Dulin signed a one-year extension with the Colts.[15]

In 2021, Dulin saw action in all 17 games (one start) and finished second in the NFL with 17 special teams tackles. He also set career highs in receptions (13), receiving yards (173) and receiving touchdowns (two). Since entering the NFL in 2019, Dulin ranks 11th in the league in special teams tackles (31). He was named Associated Press (AP) Second-team All-Pro for the first time in his career.[16] It marked the second consecutive season Indianapolis has had a special teams player named AP All-Pro as safety George Odum was a First-team All-Pro choice in 2020.

On October 11, 2022, Dulin was placed on injured reserve.[17] He was designated to return from injured reserve on November 9, 2022, and activated for Week 10.[18]

On March 20, 2023, Dulin re-signed with the Colts.[19] He suffered a torn ACL in training camp and was placed on injured reserve on August 17, 2023.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Division I-II All-Ohio Football Selections". StoriedRivals.com. December 1, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Scalzo, Joe (March 26, 2018). "'Just a great kid': Malone's Ashton Dulin does it all in track and football". The Repository. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Colts announce signings of 9 undrafted free agents". Fox59.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Krasuski, Ana (July 2, 2019). "UDFA Profile: Ashton Dulin". StampededBlue.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ashton Dulin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ashton Dulin, Malone, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ashton Dulin Reaches Free Agent Agreement with Indianapolis Colts". MalonePioneers.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Colts re-sign Walker to practice as possible backup QB". WHTR.com. Associated Press. September 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  9. ^ Hickey, Kevin (September 28, 2019). "Colts elevate WR Ashton Dulin to active roster". Colts Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Scalzo, Joe (October 6, 2019). "Malone's Ashton Dulin on NFL debut: 'When my time did come, I was ready'". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Aubin, John (December 1, 2019). "Ashton Dulin catches his only target in loss on Sunday". FantasyPros.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Scalzo, Joe (January 4, 2020). "Malone's Ashton Dulin lives out dream with Indianapolis Colts". The Repository. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Colts Activate LB Matthew Adams From IR; Elevate WRs Daurice Fountain & DeMichael Harris To Active Roster; Place WR Ashton Dulin On IR". Colts.com. November 7, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  14. ^ "Colts Place RB Jonathan Taylor On Reserve/COVID-19 List; C Ryan Kelly Downgraded To Out Against Titans". Colts.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  15. ^ A. Erickson, Joel (January 10, 2021). "Colts sign Ashton Dulin, Taylor Stallworth to extensions, add 20 players for future". IndyStar. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  16. ^ Stankevitz, JJ (January 14, 2022). "Colts' Darius Leonard, Luke Rhodes, Jonathan Taylor Named 2021 First-team AP All-Pros". Colts.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "Colts Place WR Ashton Dulin On Injured Reserve, Sign DT Chris Williams To 53-Man Roster, Sign T Ty Nsekhe To Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 11, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  18. ^ Hickey, Kevin (November 9, 2022). "Colts' Ashton Dulin designated to return from IR". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "Colts re-sign WR Ashton Dulin". Colts.com. March 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Colts sign WR Tyler Adams, place WR Ashton Dulin on injured reserve". Colts.com. August 17, 2023.
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