Kwamie Lassiter II
American football player
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| Intro | American football player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 21 January 1998 | |
| Age | 27 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Kwamie Lassiter II (born January 21, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas.
College career
Lassiter caught 148 passes for 1,550 yards and seven touchdowns in five seasons at Kansas, earning two All-Big 12 honorable mentions.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 1.62 s | 2.51 s | 4.23 s | 7.32 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Lassiter went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft. He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on May 13, 2022. He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, but re–signed to the team's practice squad the following day. He was elevated to the active roster on November 26, 2022 for the Week 12 game against the Tennessee Titans.
He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 31, 2023. He was waived on August 29, 2023, and signed to the practice squad the following day. He was activated via a standard elevation on October 7, 2023 for the Bengals Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals. The game was his only his second career NFL game, coming against the team that his father, Kwamie Lassiter, played 8 seasons for. In the game he recorded his first career reception, which was a 2-yard catch. He reverted back to the practice squad the day after the game. Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Bengals signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.
Personal life
Lassiter is named after his father Kwamie, who also played at Kansas and played 10 seasons in the NFL, primarily for the Cardinals. He has two younger brothers in college football: Kwinton (Kansas) and Darius (BYU).