Nick Westbrook-Ikhine

Nicholas Westbrook-Ikhine (born March 21, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
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Westbrook-Ikhine with the Tennessee Titans in 2021
No. 15 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997
Lake Mary, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Mary High School
(Lake Mary, Florida)
College:Indiana (2015–2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2022
Receptions:55
Receiving yards:794
Receiving touchdowns:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

Westbrook-Ikhine grew up in Lake Mary, Florida and attended Lake Mary High School.[1]

College career

Westbrook-Ikhine was a member of the Indiana Hoosiers for five seasons.[2] He had six receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown as a true freshman. As a sophomore, Westbrook-Ikhine caught 54 passes for 995 yards (18.4 yards per catch) and six touchdowns. He tore his ACL during the first play of his junior year and used a medical redshirt.[3] Westbrook-Ikhine led Indiana with 590 receiving yards with 42 receptions and scored four touchdowns the following season.[4] As a redshirt senior, he caught 42 passes for 572 yards and five touchdowns. Westbrook-Ikhine finished his collegiate career with 144 receptions for 2,226 yards and 16 touchdowns.[5]

Collegiate statistics
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Year G Rec Yds Avg TD
2015 5 6 69 11.5 1
2016 12 54 995 18.4 6
2018 12 42 590 14.0 4
2019 11 42 572 13.6 5
Career 40 144 2,226 15.5 1

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		 211 lb
(96 kg)		 32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)
All values from Pro Day[6]
Westbrook-Ikhine in 2021

Westbrook-Ikhine was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2020.[7] He was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, but was signed by to the team's practice squad the following day.[8][9] He was elevated to the active roster on September 14 for the team's Week 1 game against the Denver Broncos, and reverted to the practice squad the next day.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2020.[11] Westbrook-Ikhine finished his rookie season with three receptions for 33 yards in 14 regular season games played.[12]

Westbrook-Ikhine's role expanded in the 2021 season. He totaled 38 receptions for 476 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games.[13] Westbrook-Ikhine enjoyed his first career 100-yard game on November 23, 2021, against the Houston Texans in a game that saw injuries down fellow receivers Marcus Johnson and A. J. Brown. Westbrook-Ikhine collected 7 receptions and 107 yards on 8 targets in the 13-22 loss.[14]

On March 9, 2022, the Titans re-signed Westbrook-Ikhine to a one-year deal.[15] In Week 10 against the Denver Broncos, he had five receptions for 119 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 17–10 victory.[16] He finished the 2022 season with 25 receptions for 397 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.[17]

On March 16, 2023, Westbrook-Ikhine signed another one-year contract with the Titans.[18]

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Receiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
2020TEN 14133311.0190
2021TEN 1573847612.5464
2022TEN 17 13 25 397 15.9 63 3
Career29184150912.4464

References
  1. Hays, Chris; Romero, Iliana Limón (January 20, 2020). "Lake Mary standout Nick Westbrook hoping to get a chance to play in NFL". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. "Nick Westbrook College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. Osterman, Zach (August 3, 2018). "IU receiver Nick Westbrook returns from ACL injury". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. Doyel, Gregg (August 12, 2019). "Doyel: Nick Westbrook isn't your typical WR — not on the field, and definitely not off it". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  5. Pegram, Mike (April 25, 2020). "Nick Westbrook signs with Tennessee Titans". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. "Nick Westbrook, Indiana, WR, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. Brew, Tom (April 26, 2020). "Indiana WR Nick Westbrook Signs Free Agent Deal with Titans". SI.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  8. "Beasley passes physical, added to Titans roster among moves". USA Today. Associated Press. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. Bacharach, Erik (September 6, 2020). "Titans practice squad: quarterback Trevor Siemian among those sticking in Nashville". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. Curtis, Cory (September 16, 2020). "Titans add Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to roster". WKRN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  11. Wyatt, Jim (September 16, 2020). "Titans Promote WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to 53-Man Roster". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  12. Rexrode, Joe (March 23, 2021). "Titans depth chart plus what I'm hearing on the plan for receivers". March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  13. "Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  14. "Titans' Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: Steps into expanded role". November 22, 2021.
  15. Moraitis, Mike (March 9, 2022). "Titans re-sign Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Logan Woodside to one-year deals". Titans Wire. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  16. "Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers - November 17th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  17. "Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  18. Wyatt, Jim (March 16, 2023). "Titans Agree to Terms on a One-Year Deal With WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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