Renell Wren (born October 23, 1995) is an American professional football nose tackle. He played college football at Arizona State and was selected 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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Professional career
edit| 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
editWren 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
editOn February 25, 2022, Wren signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.[12] He was released on August 30.[13]
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn 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
edit- ^ 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.