Nick Westbrook-Ikhine

Nicholas Westbrook-Ikhine (born March 21, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Westbrook-Ikhine in 2021
No. 15 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997
Lake Mary, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Mary High School
(Lake Mary, Florida)
College:Indiana
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Receptions:41
Receiving yards:509
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

Westbrook-Ikhine grew up in Lake Mary, Florida and attended Lake Mary High School.[1]

College career

Westbrook-Ikhine was a member of the Indiana Hoosiers for five seasons.[2] He had six receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown as a true freshman. As a sophomore, Westbrook-Ikhine caught 54 passes for 995 yards (18.4 yards per catch) and six touchdowns. He tore his ACL during the first play of his junior year and used a medical redshirt.[3] Westbrook-Ikhine led Indiana with 590 receiving yards with 42 receptions and scored four touchdowns the following season.[4] As a redshirt senior, he caught 42 passes for 572 yards and five touchdowns. Westbrook-Ikhine finished his collegiate career with 144 receptions for 2,226 yards and 16 touchdowns.[5]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		 211 lb
(96 kg)		 32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)
All values from Pro Day[6]

Westbrook-Ikhine was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2020.[7] He was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, but was signed by to the team's practice squad the following day.[8][9] He was elevated to the active roster on September 14 for the team's Week 1 game against the Denver Broncos, and reverted to the practice squad the next day.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2020.[11] Westbrook-Ikhine finished his rookie season with three receptions for 33 yards in 14 regular season games played.[12]

Westbrook-Ikhine's role expanded in the 2021 season. He totaled 38 receptions for 476 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games.[13] Westbrook-Ikhine enjoyed his first career 100-yard game on November 23, 2021 versus the Houston Texans in a game that saw injuries down fellow receivers Marcus Johnson and A. J. Brown. Westbrook-Ikhine collected 7 receptions and 107 yards on 8 targets in the 13-22 loss.[14]

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2020TEN 14133311.019000
2020TEN 1573847612.546410
Career29184150912.4464110

References
  1. "Lake Mary standout Nick Westbrook hoping to get a chance to play in NFL". Orlando Sentinel. January 20, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. "Nick Westbrook College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. Osterman, Zach (August 3, 2018). "IU receiver Nick Westbrook returns from ACL injury". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. Doyel, Gregg (August 12, 2019). "Doyel: Nick Westbrook isn't your typical WR — not on the field, and definitely not off it". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  5. Pegram, Mike (April 25, 2020). "Nick Westbrook signs with Tennessee Titans". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. "Nick Westbrook, Indiana, WR, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. Brew, Tom (April 26, 2020). "Indiana WR Nick Westbrook Signs Free Agent Deal with Titans". SI.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  8. "Beasley passes physical, added to Titans roster among moves". USA Today. Associated Press. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. Bacharach, Erik (September 6, 2020). "Titans practice squad: quarterback Trevor Siemian among those sticking in Nashville". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. Curtis, Cory (September 16, 2020). "Titans add Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to roster". WKRN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  11. Wyatt, Jim (September 16, 2020). "Titans Promote WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to 53-Man Roster". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  12. Rexrode, Joe (March 23, 2021). "Titans depth chart plus what I'm hearing on the plan for receivers". March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  13. "Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  14. "Titans' Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: Steps into expanded role".
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