Daurice Fountain

Daurice Fountain
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-22) December 22, 1995 (age 29)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:James Madison Memorial
(Madison, Wisconsin)
College:Northern Iowa
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2018 / round: 5 / pick: 159
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:23
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Daurice Fountain (born December 22, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Northern Iowa.[1]

College career

In 2017, Fountain had 943 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. He was invited to the East-West Shrine Game and was named offensive MVP. Nevertheless, he was not invited to the NFL scouting combine.

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+5⁄8 in
(1.87 m) 		210 lb
(95 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.57 s 1.65 s 2.60 s 4.29 s 7.02 s 42.5 in
(1.08 m)		 11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)		 14 reps
All values from Pro Day[2][3]

Indianapolis Colts

Fountain was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round, 159th overall, of the 2018 NFL draft.[4] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] On December 7, Fountain was promoted to the active roster.[7]

On August 19, 2019, Fountain was placed on injured reserve after undergoing ankle surgery.[8]

Fountain signed a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender with the team on March 31, 2020.[9] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2020.[12] He recorded his first career reception in the Colts week 3 game against the New York Jets. The reception would be a 12-yard reception. He was waived on October 31, 2020,[13] and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 for the team's week 9 game against the Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[15] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[16]

Kansas City Chiefs

Fountain signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 17, 2021.[17] He was released on October 12, 2021.[18] He signed to the practice squad on October 14, 2021.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on February 2, 2022.[20]

On August 30, 2022, Fountain was waived by the Chiefs[21] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22] He was elevated to the active roster on September 10, 2022, via a standard elevation which caused him to revert back to the practice squad after the game.[23] He was released on October 24, 2022.[24]

Chicago Bears

On October 26, 2022, the Chicago Bears signed Fountain to their practice squad.[25] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.[26] He was released on August 29, 2023.[27]

Detroit Lions

On August 31, 2023, Fountain was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[28] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 31, 2024.[29] He was released on August 27, 2024.[30]

NFL career statistics

Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2018 IND 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 IND Did not play due to injury
2020 IND 5 0 3 2 23 11.5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 KC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 8 0 3 2 23 11.5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Bair, Cole (April 25, 2018). "UNI's Daurice Fountain awaits NFL Draft, 'dream' weekend". The Gazette. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Colts select Northern Iowa wide receiver Daurice Fountain No. 159 in the 2018 NFL Draft". colts.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Daurice Fountain College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Select Northern Iowa WR Daurice Fountain with Pick 159 in NFL Draft". StampedeBlue.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  6. ^ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad". Colts.com.
  7. ^ "Colts Promote WR Daurice Fountain To Active Roster; Sign QB Phillip Walker To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Colts Sign Three Free Agents; Place WR Daurice Fountain, RB D'Onta Foreman on IR; Waive S Derrick Kindred". Colts.com. August 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Colts WR Daurice Fountain Signs Exclusive Rights Free Agent Tender". Colts.com. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Walker, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Colts Announce Final 2020 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  11. ^ "Roster Moves: T Chaz Green Brought Back To Active Roster, DT Sheldon Day To IR, 14 Signed To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "Colts Elevate WR Daurice Fountain To Active Roster; Place RB Marlon Mack On IR; Sign RB Darius Jackson To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Colts Activate WR Michael Pittman Jr. From IR; Waive WR Daurice Fountain". Colts.com. October 31, 2020.
  14. ^ Hickey, Kevin (November 3, 2020). "Colts sign WR Daurice Fountain to the practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "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 December 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Two have contracts expire". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "Chiefs signing Daurice Fountain after tryout". NBCSports.com. May 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "KC Chiefs place Clyde Edwards-Helaire on IR, but that doesn't mean his season is over". KansasCity.com.
  19. ^ "Chiefs re-sign WR Daurice Fountain to practice squad". USAToday.com. October 14, 2021.
  20. ^ "Chiefs sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. February 2, 2022.
  21. ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves to Meet NFL-Mandated 53 Players". Chiefs.com. August 30, 2022.
  22. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Practice Squad Tracker". SI.com. August 31, 2022.
  23. ^ Foote, Jordan (September 10, 2022). "Chiefs Activate Two Players From Practice Squad". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  24. ^ "Daurice Fountain: Parts ways with Kansas City".
  25. ^ Mayer, Larry (October 26, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears promote Eiselen, sign Fountain to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com.
  26. ^ NFL Staff (January 10, 2023). "NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Tuesday, Jan. 10". NFL.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  27. ^ Mayer, Larry (August 29, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". Chicago Bears. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  28. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2023.
  29. ^ "Lions' Daurice Fountain: Staying in Detroit". CBS Sports. January 31, 2024.
  30. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 27, 2024.