Nelson Agholor
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Nelson Efamehule Agholor (born May 24, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
The Eagles drafted him in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.
He won Super Bowl LII over the New England Patriots with Philadelphia.
Early years
Agholor, a Nigerian boy, immigrated to the United States when he was five years old. He played for the Berkeley Buccaneers at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida, where he played both offensive and defensive back. He was rated as the third best wide receiver in his class by Rivals.com. In January 2012, he pledged to the University of Southern California over Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Florida, Florida State, and Alabama.
College career
Agholor played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2012 and had 19 receptions for 340 yards and two touchdowns.
He became a starter as a freshman in 2013. Agholor played in all 14 games, totaling 56 receptions, 918 yards, and six touchdowns as a receiver. Agholor, the Trojans' leading receiver, has returned punts and kicks. He had 18 punts for 343 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 10 kickoffs for 175 yards. Multiple sports publications have ranked Agholor as a second-team All-American for his punt returning. Agholor returned to action as a starter in his junior season in 2014. With 104 receptions for 1,313 yards and 12 touchdowns, he commanded the team.
Agholor decided to forego his senior season and draft the 2015 NFL Draft after his junior season.
Professional career
Agholor was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round with the 20th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft. On May 7, 2015, he began a four-year contract worth about $9.4 million with a signing bonus of $5.1 million.
In a matchup against the Buffalo Bills on December 13, 2015, Agholor scored his first NFL career touchdown, a 53-yard pass from quarterback Sam Bradford. Agholor played in 13 games with 283 receiving yards and a touchdown during his rookie season in 2015.
Agholor played in 16 games for 365 receiving yards and two touchdowns during his second season in 2016.
Agholor will shift from the #17, which he wore in his first two seasons, to the #33 on March 13, 2017. He chose to give the #17 to newly acquired free agent wide receiver Alshon Jeffery.
Agholor's debut in the 2017 season was heaviest when he was moved to a slot receiver role. Agholor defeated the Washington Redskins 30–17 on September 10, 2017, receiving quarterback Carson Wentz's 58-yard receiving touchdown in the first quarter. He had six receptions for 86 yards in the game. He scored his second touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter on September 17, cutting into the Chiefs' lead. With more receiving yards and touchdowns than his previous two seasons combined, he will finish the 2017 regular season with his best season ever.
Agholor recorded nine receptions for 84 yards against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, the Eagles' first Super Bowl championship in franchise history.
The Eagles used the fifth-year option on Agholor's deal in order to keep him for the 2019 season.
Agholor played on a trick play that ended in 15 yards against Nick Foles in the Atlanta Falcons' first NFL pass attempt in his career. In the Eagles' 18-12 victory, the play set up a potential Jay Ajayi-rushing touchdown. As part of an eight-reception, 88-yard game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he scored his first receiving touchdown of the 2018 season. In a 32-32-33 victory over the Houston Texans that gave him his best statistical showing of the season, he recorded five receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown. He had 64 receptions for 736 yards and four touchdowns in the 2018 season, leading off with 64 receptions for 736 yards and four touchdowns.
Agholor's first receiving touchdown of the season was on Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons. However, with his team being late in the fourth quarter, he dropped a wide-open pass that might have resulted in the go-ahead score after losing it in the lights of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. As a result, the Eagles lost the game 24-20. Agholor stopped eight passes for 50 yards and two touchdowns against the Detroit Lions in Week 3 as the Eagles lost 27-23. Agholor finished the 2019 season with 39 receptions for 363 yards and three touchdowns.
Agholor signed a one-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 25, 2020.
Agholor has joined training camp for a starting wide receiver job against Tyrell Williams, Zay Jones, Hunter Renfrow, and rookies Henry Ruggs and Bryan Edwards. At the end of training camp, head coach Jon Gruden named Agholor as the fourth wide receiver on the Raiders' depth chart, behind Ruggs, Edwards, and Renfrow.
In Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers, Agholor made his Raiders debut against the Carolina Panthers. Agholor won by a 23 yard touchdown in the 34-33 victory. Agholor stepped into the starting lineup against the Buffalo Bills in Week 4 after an injury to Edwards in Week 3. As the Oakland Lions defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5, Agholor caught two passes for 67 yards, with one catching a 59-yard touchdown touchdown as the Raiders defeated the Browns 40-32. In Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had five receptions for 107 passing yards and a touchdown. In Week 14, he had five receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts, defeating the 44–27 loss. Agholor had 5 catches for 155 yards, including an 85 yard touchdown reception during Week 16, defeating the Miami Dolphins 26-25. Agholor's season ended with 48 receptions for 896 yards and 8 touchdowns in 16 games (13 starts).
Agholor signed a two-year, $26 million contract with the New England Patriots on March 19, 2021. Agholor scored his first touchdown against the Miami Dolphins, his first touchdown from Mac Jones.