Adam Prentice

Adam M. Prentice (born January 16, 1997) is an American football fullback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and Colorado State.

Adam Prentice
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Prentice with South Carolina in 2020
No. 46 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Clovis (CA)
College:
Undrafted:2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2022
Receptions:4
Receiving yards:18
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Prentice was born in Fresno on January 16, 1997, to Renae and Gary Prentice. He graduated from Clovis High in 2015, receiving the Bnai Brith award from Fresno County for his outstanding community service, excelling academically, in track, wrestling, and football. Prentice would place 5th in the Valley in the shot put, 2nd in the state in wrestling, and was the Fresno Bee defensive player of the year.[1] Prentice would lose his father Gary suddenly to cancer his senior year at Clovis High. The memory of his father would inspire Prentice throughout college.[2]

College career

Prentice began his collegiate career at Colorado State. He join the team as a walk-on and redshirted his true freshman season. Prentice was named the Rams' starting fullback and awarded a scholarship before suffering a season-ending injury shortly before the start of his redshirt freshman season.[3] Prentice served as Colorado State's primary fullback for the next three seasons before transferring to South Carolina as a graduate transfer.[4] At South Carolina Prentice was named Offensive Player of the game in their historic victory vs Auburn. Prentice finished his masters in structural engineering at South Carolina.[5]

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Prentice was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021.[6] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[7]

New Orleans Saints

Prentice was claimed off of waivers by the New Orleans Saints on September 1, 2021.[8] He was waived on September 14, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad. Prentice was elevated to the active roster on November 25, 2021, for the team's Week 12 game against the Buffalo Bills and made his NFL debut in the game, starting at fullback and catching a pass from Trevor Siemian for ten yards for his first career reception.[9][10] He was signed to the active roster on December 2.[11]

Prentice made the Saints final roster in 2022, but was waived on October 1, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 10, 2022.[13]

On October 14, 2023, Prentice was placed on injured reserve.[14]

References
  1. Boogaard, Andy (May 19, 2015). "Clovis' Adam Prentice named B'nai B'rith winner in emotional night". Fresno Bee. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. Mellon, Brianna (November 28, 2020). "Good Sports: Former Clovis Cougar Adam Prentice playing his 6th year of college football at South Carolina". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. Lyell, Kelly (August 26, 2016). "CSU loses starting fullback to season-ending injury". The Coloradoan. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. Bezjak, Lou (December 30, 2019). "South Carolina adds another grad transfer from Colorado State, this time a fullback". TheState.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. Kendall, Josh (October 21, 2020). "South Carolina's unlikely offensive star: Adam Prentice excels in the dirty work". The Athletic. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. Trickel, Erick (May 3, 2021). "Broncos' 11 Undrafted Free Agents: What Fans Need to Know". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. Johnson, Luke (September 1, 2021). "Saints claim fullback Adam Prentice off waivers from Denver". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. Just, Amie (November 25, 2021). "Saints re-sign Will Clapp, elevate 2 players from practice squad". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  10. "Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints - November 25th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  11. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves ahead of Dallas Cowboys game | NFL Week 13". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  12. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  13. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  14. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. October 14, 2023.
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