Nick Easley (born January 14, 1997) is a former

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wide receiver. He played college football at

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and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

High school career

Easley attended Newton Senior High School in

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, where he played wide receiver, kicker and punter for the football team. In his junior season in 2013, Easley was an all-district selection. His senior year, Easley was a captain and earned second-team all-state honors as a wide receiver and was a third-team selection as a kicker, in addition to being first-team all-district for the second year in a row. Easley holds a slew of football records at the high school, including most career receiving yards, as well as the most touchdowns in a game, season, and career. He also played varsity basketball for three years. Easley was underrecruited, and only received an offer to play at one college, Missouri Western, which wanted him to walk-on as a kicker. Easley decided to attend Iowa Western Community College in

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College career

Iowa Western Community College

Easley was a first-team all-conference receiver as a freshman and sophomore, leading the team to a bowl game in consecutive seasons. In 2016, he had a standout sophomore season, earning NJCAA All-America honors by tallying 954 receiving yards, the second-most in school history for a single season. Easley received scholarship offers from three FCS schools, Robert Morris,

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, and Western Illinois, but accepted an offer to walk-on at

Iowa

In 25 games over two seasons at Iowa, Easley caught 103 passes for 1,024 yards and nine touchdowns. During his senior season in 2018, Easley was eighth in receptions in the

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with 52. Easley was named

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of the

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after catching eight passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Easley majored in secondary education.

College statistics

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

On April 27, following the conclusion of the 2019 NFL Draft, Easley signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, Easley was released as part of the team's final roster cuts. On October 1, 2019, Easley was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. On January 6, 2020, Easley was signed to a reserve/future contract. On August 16, 2020, Easley was waived by the Bills.

References

External links

Iowa Hawkeyes bioBuffalo Bills bio
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