Troy Pride
| File:TroyPride2019ND.jpg Pride with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2019 | |||||||
| No. 47 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | January 19, 1998 Greer, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Greer | ||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2016–2019) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 4th round, 113th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Troy Pride Jr. (born January 19, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Pride grew up in Greer, South Carolina and attended Greer High School. As a senior, Pride caught 41 passes for 848 yards and 13 touchdowns, rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns, returned three punts for touchdowns and intercepted three passes on defense with one returned for a touchdown.[1] He originally committed to play college football at Virginia Tech, but de-committed after the retirement of head coach Frank Beamer.[2] He ultimately committed to Notre Dame over offers from North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Clemson.[3]
College career
[edit | edit source]Pride played in eight games with three starts for the Fighting Irish as a true freshman, making 12 tackles with a fumble recovery.[4] As a sophomore, he recorded 22 tackles and one tackle for loss with an interception and two passes broken up.[5] As a junior, Pride made 47 tackles and finished second on the team with 10 passes defended and two interceptions.[6][7] As a senior, Pride was named All-Independent by Pro Football Focus after making 37 tackles with an interception and five passes defended and holding quarterbacks to a 50.9% completion rate on passes thrown into his coverage.[8] Pride finished his collegiate career with 121 tackles, 18 passes broken up and four interceptions with one forced fumble and two fumbles recovered in 45 games played.[9]
Pride was also a sprinter for the Notre Dame track team. He competed in the 60-meter dash final at the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship.[10]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| 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 | |
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
193 lb (88 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.40 s | 1.54 s | 2.62 s | 4.26 s | 6.94 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
13 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Carolina Panthers
[edit | edit source]Pride was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round with the 113th pick of the 2020 NFL draft.[13] Pride made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Las Vegas Raiders, starting the game and making seven total tackles in a 34–30 loss.[14] On January 2, 2021, Pride was placed on injured reserve.[15] He finished the season with 41 tackles and two pass deflections.
On August 17, 2021, Pride was placed on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury in the preseason.[16]
On May 16, 2022, Pride was waived by the Panthers after failing his physical.[17]
New Orleans Saints
[edit | edit source]On January 11, 2023, Pride signed a reserve/future contract with the New Orleans Saints.[18] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[19]
Las Vegas Raiders
[edit | edit source]On September 14, 2023, Pride was signed to the practice squad of the Las Vegas Raiders.[20] He was released on December 20.[21]
Houston Texans
[edit | edit source]On December 27, 2023, Pride was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans.[22] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024.[23]
Pride was waived on August 27, 2024, and later re-signed to the practice squad.[24][25] On October 24, Pride was again released from the practice squad to make room for Rashad Weaver.[26]
Dallas Cowboys
[edit | edit source]On December 4, 2024, Pride was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.[27] He signed a reserve/future contract with Dallas on January 6, 2025.[28] On August 25, Pride was waived by the Cowboys.[29]
Indianapolis Colts
[edit | edit source]On October 7, 2025, Pride was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.[30] He was released on November 18.[31] On December 9, Pride was re-signed to the practice squad.[32]
NFL career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
| 2020 | CAR | 14 | 8 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | LV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DAL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total[33] | 17 | 9 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1998 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from South Carolina
- People from Greer, South Carolina
- American football cornerbacks
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's track and field athletes
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Carolina Panthers players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Las Vegas Raiders players
- Houston Texans players
- American men sprinters
- 21st-century American sportsmen
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