Travis Santo Raciti (born May 21, 1992) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at San Jose State.
 Raciti with San Jose State | |
| No. 78 – Philadelphia Eagles | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 21, 1992 Antioch, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | San Jose State |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Cut |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life and college playing career
Raciti was born in Antioch, California and graduated from College Park High School in nearby Pleasant Hill in 2010.[1] At College Park, Raciti lettered in football. On the football team, Raciti was the long snapper in addition to five other positions, including tight end and defensive tackle. He was a second-team all-state selection in 2009.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Travis Raciti TE/DE |
Pleasant Hill, CA | College Park HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Jan 17, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 69
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 113 (TE), 12 (CA TE), 76 (school) 247Sports: 217 (CA) ESPN: 90 (TE), 241 (CA) | ||||||
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Raciti was recruited as a tight end and defensive end prospect in Mike MacIntyre's first recruiting class at San Jose State University. After redshirting the 2010 season, Raciti immediately joined the starting defensive lineup. In 12 games in 2011, Raciti started 9 and had 26 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and one quarterback sack. He also recovered two fumbles, and both recoveries led to offensive scoring afterwards.[1]
In 2012, the season San Jose State won the Military Bowl, Raciti started all 13 games and had 52 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, and 8.5 sacks. Raciti earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors.[1]
As a junior in 2013, Raciti started 11 of 12 games. He led all linemen on the team, with 37 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks. He also blocked two extra point kicks.[1]
Raciti, a three-time academic all-conference honoree (WAC in 2011 and 2012, MWC in 2013), completed his bachelor's degree in communication studies in May 2014.[2] Along with future NFL draft pick Akeem King, Raciti was one of eight graduate students on the 2014 San Jose State team.[3] Raciti started all 12 games of his senior season in 2014. With 72 tackles on the season, Raciti had the most tackles among all Mountain West Conference (MWC) defensive linemen. He also led San Jose State in tackles for loss (6.5) and sacks (3.0), defended one pass, and forced a fumble. Raciti was a second-team All-MWC selection.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
285 lb (129 kg) |
5.06 s | 1.78 s | 2.94 s | 4.66 s | 7.52 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
28 reps | |||
| Measurables were taken at Pro Day.[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Raciti signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 2, 2015.[6] He was signed to the Eagles practice squad on September 15, 2015.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Travis Raciti". San Jose State Spartans. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Travis Raciti Accepts East-West Shrine Game Invitation". San Jose State Spartans. December 4, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/sjsu-m-footbl-mtt-2014.html
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/travis-raciti?id=2552287
- ^ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=111527&draftyear=2015&genpos=DT
- ^ Shorr-Parks, Elliot (May 3, 2015). "What undrafted free agent rookies did the Eagles sign? Here is the complete list". NJ.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.