Nick Vigil
| No. 59 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | August 20, 1993 Plain City, Utah | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 239 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Fremont (UT) | ||||||||||
| College: | Utah State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Nick Vigil (born August 20, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State University.[1]
Early years
Vigil attended Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah, where he played football and basketball. In football, Vigil committed to play college football at the Utah State University.
College career
As a redshirt freshman in 2013, Vigil started four of 14 games. He finished the season with 57 tackles and a team-leading 5.5 sacks.[2] During his sophomore year, Vigil started all 13 games and finished the season with a team-leading 6 forced fumbles, 6 quarterback hurries, 123 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks. As a junior in 2015, he started all 13 games with 144 tackles, which was good enough to be sixth in the nation. After his junior year, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Coming out of Utah State, Vigil was projected to be drafted in the fourth or fifth round. A strong performance at the NFL Combine raised his draft stock. Vigil's 40-yard (4.72), 3-cone (6.73), and 20-yard shuttle (4.0) times were among the best of all the players at linebacker. He also was .04 seconds behind former Bengal's linebacker, A. J. Hawk's combine record for linebackers in the 20-yard shuttle.
| 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 | ||
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
239 lb (108 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.72 s | 1.61 s | 2.72 s | 4.00 s | 6.73 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Vigil with the 87th overall pick in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 10, 2016, Vigil signed a four-year, $3.035 million contract.[4]
In the 2017 season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, Vigil recorded his first career interception, which came off quarterback Joe Flacco.[5] He started 11 games before suffering an ankle injury in Week 12. He missed the next three games before being placed on injured reserve on December 22, 2017 after suffering a back injury.[6]
Personal life
Vigil is the younger brother of Washington Redskins linebacker Zach Vigil.[7]
References
- ^ "New name on Bucs' radar: Utah State LB Nick Vigil". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "utahstateaggies.com - Nick Vigil Bio - Utah State Official Athletic Site - Football".
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Nick Vigil". www.nfl.com.
- ^ Jason Marcum. "Nick Vigil signs rookie deal with Bengals". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Marcum, Jason (December 22, 2017). "Nick Vigil put on injured reserve; Kent Perkins signed from practice squad". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ "Nick Vigil Utah State profile". UtahStateAggies.com.