Charles Nicholas Bawden (born June 22, 1996) is an American football fullback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State.
College career
Bawden began his collegiate career as a quarterback at San Diego State.[1] During his freshman season, he started two games for the Aztecs, completing 13 of 38 passes for 147 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, he then switched to the fullback position after the season. He caught 15 passes for 137 yards as a junior, and 15 for 103 yards and his first touchdown as a senior.
In back to back years, Bawden was the lead blocker for two different 2,000 yard rushers in Donnel Pumphrey and Rashaad Penny. This was the first time this had been done in the history of college football.[citation needed] Both of those running backs were also the leading rushers in college football in 2016 and 2017.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.72 s | 1.62 s | 2.75 s | 4.37 s | 7.16 s | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | |||
| Sources:[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
Bawden was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (237th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] On June 6, 2018, it was reported that Bawden suffered a torn ACL in organized team activities and was ruled out for the 2018 season.[5] He was placed on injured reserve on July 24, 2018.[6]
On November 20, 2019, Bawden was placed on injured reserve.[7]
On August 31, 2020, Bawden was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[8] He was waived on June 3, 2021.[9]
New York Jets
On September 23, 2021, Bawden signed with the practice squad of the New York Jets.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 24.[11]
On March 13, 2022, Bawden was re-signed by the Jets.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30.[13]
On March 22, 2023, Bawden re-signed with the Jets.[14] On September 25 against the New England Patriots, Bawden scored his first career touchdown on a one–yard carry.[15] He was waived on December 20, to clear a roster spot for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[16][17] Bawden signed a reserve/futures contract with the Jets on January 9, 2024.[18]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2018 | DET | 0 | 0 | did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 2019 | DET | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| 2020 | DET | 0 | 0 | did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 2021 | NYJ | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | NYJ | 0 | 0 | did not play due to injury | |||||||||||
| 2023 | NYJ | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Career | 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Nick Bawden College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Bawden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Nick Bawden College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Twentyman, Tim (April 28, 2018). "Lions draft fullback Nick Bawden". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Birkett, Dave (June 7, 2018). "Lions' Bawden out with ACL, but Patricia mum on injuries". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Lions place FB Nick Bawden on reserve-injured, sign LB Freddie Bishop". DetroitLions.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Lions activate DE Austin Bryant from Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent DT Olive Sagapolu". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 3, 2021). "Lions waive Nick Bawden". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 23, 2021). "Jets Sign FB Nick Bawden to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 24, 2021). "Jets Sign FB Nick Bawden to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (March 23, 2022). "Jets Re-Sign FB Nick Bawden". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 30, 2022). "Final Cuts: Jets Move 27 Players to Trim Roster to NFL's 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Allen, Eric (March 22, 2023). "Jets Re-Sign FB Nick Bawden". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Jets' Nick Bawden: Scores first career TD". cbssports.com. March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Jets officially activate Aaron Rodgers, waive Nick Bawden". Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Arnold, Geoffrey. "New York Jets, facing a backlash, reverse course by re-signing Nick Bawden, who was cut to make room for Aaron Rodgers". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan. "Jets Sign FB Nick Bawden, DL Tanzel Smart to Reserve/Future Contracts". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.