Keelan Doss (born March 21, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played

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at UC Davis. He set school records in touchdowns (29) and all-purpose yards (4,218). Initially projected to be taken between the third and fifth rounds, Doss went undrafted in the

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Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Doss signed with the

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on April 28, 2019, as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 31, 2019.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 1, 2019, Doss was signed to the

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of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (second stint)

On September 8, 2019, the Raiders re-signed Doss to their active roster for $495,000 in base salary and a $300,000 signing bonus following the release of Antonio Brown. Doss re-signed with the Raiders on May 6, 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. On January 26, 2021, Doss signed a reserves/futures contract with the Raiders. Doss was released by Raiders on August 31, 2021.

Atlanta Falcons

On September 3, 2021, Doss was signed to the

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practice squad. On October 26, 2021, Doss was released by the Falcons.

New York Jets

On November 16, 2021, Doss was signed to the

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practice squad. On December 7, 2021, Doss was released from the practice squad.

New York Giants

On June 10, 2022, Doss signed with the

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. He was waived on August 29.

Los Angeles Chargers

On October 5, 2022, Doss was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster a month later. He was waived on November 19 and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023. On August 29, 2023, Doss was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on December 30, 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doss, Keelan 1996 births Living people Players of American football from Alameda, California American football wide receivers UC Davis Aggies football players Oakland Raiders players Jacksonville Jaguars players Las Vegas Raiders players Atlanta Falcons players New York Jets players New York Giants players Los Angeles Chargers players Alameda High School alumni