Greg Dortch (born May 29, 1998) is an

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wide receiver for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at Wake Forest.

Early years

Dortch attended

Highland Springs High School Highland Springs High School is a public high school located in the East End of Henrico County, Virginia. It was one of the first high schools established in the Greater Richmond Region. Replacement school After 70 years in its Oak Avenue fa ...

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. He committed to

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

to play college football.

College career

Dortch redshirted his first year at Wake Forest in 2016. As a redshirt freshman in 2017, he played in eight games and had 53 receptions for 722 yards and nine

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. As a redshirt sophomore in 2018, he had 89 receptions for 1,078 yards and eight touchdowns. He was named an All-American as a

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after recording two punt return touchdowns. After the season, Dortch decided to forgo the remaining two years of eligibility to pursue a career in the NFL.

Professional career

New York Jets

Following the conclusion of the

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, Dortch signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on September 1, 2019 and was re-signed to the practice squad.

Carolina Panthers

On October 16, 2019, the

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signed Dortch off the Jets practice squad to their active roster. He was waived on November 11, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2019, but was waived four days later.

Los Angeles Rams

On December 12, 2019, Dortch was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31, 2019. He was waived on July 25, 2020. Dortch visited the

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on August 23, 2020.

Atlanta Falcons

On December 28, 2020, Dortch was signed to the

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' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. He was waived on June 17, 2021.

Arizona Cardinals

On August 3, 2021, Dortch signed with the

. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 25. He finished the year with 3 receptions for 15 yards, in 5 appearances and 2 starts. Due to injuries, Dortch began the 2022 season as a starter for the

. In the first game of the year against the

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, he recorded 7 catches for 63 yards.

References

External links

Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dortch, Greg 1998 births Living people Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia American football wide receivers Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players New York Jets players Carolina Panthers players Los Angeles Rams players Atlanta Falcons players Arizona Cardinals players