Texans Release Former Pitt WR
PITTSBURGH -- Another former Pitt Panther will have to find a new home if he wants to stay in the NFL.
Jared Wayne, Pitt's leading receiver in the 2022 season, was released by the Houston Texans this week, right before the deadline to cut rosters down to 53 players, according to a report from Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston.
Wayne improved steadily with each passing year at Pitt. He made four starts in 2019 and three in 2020 while hauling in a combined 39 passes for 587 yards and two touchdowns. He became a regular part of the receiver rotation in 2021, when he finished second in receptions (47), yards (658) and touchdowns (six) for that team's record-setting, ACC Championship-winning offense. His final season was his best, when he caught 60 passes, for 1,062 yards and five touchdowns before declaring for the NFL Draft.
He flew under the radar during the draft process but turned some heads with impressive numbers in the 40-yard dash and vertical leap at his Pro Day. Scouts with the Texans clearly took notice and had seen enough between his film and in-person scouting to feel comfortable taking a flier on Pitt's leading receiver from a year ago. But his injury-stunted tenure in Houston is now over.
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