Fentrell Cypress
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 5, 2001 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Northwestern (Rock Hill) |
| College |
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| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Fentrell Cypress II (born June 5, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and Florida State Seminoles. Cypress signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2025.
College career
[edit]Cypress was born on June 5, 2001, in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[1] He played for the Virginia Cavaliers football team from 2020 to 2022.[2] During the 2022 season, he played 661 snaps and tallied nine pass breakups and 35 tackles.[3]
After the 2022 season, Cyress entered the NCAA transfer portal. He is rated by 247Sports as the No. 2 player currently in the portal.[4] He transferred to Florida State in January 2023.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.43 s | 1.54 s | 4.34 s | 6.84 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | |||
| All values from Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Cypress signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2025.[9] He was waived with an injury designation on July 27, 2025, and reverted to injured reserve a day later.[10][11] Cypress was released on August 4, 2025.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Brugler, Dane. "The Beast: 2025 NFL Draft Guide". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Fentrell Cypress". University of Virginia. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ↑ Chris Graham (March 29, 2023). "Virginia working to replace shutdown corners Fentrell Cypress, Anthony Johnson". Augusta Free Press.
- ↑ "2023 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ↑ Matt Newton (January 1, 2023). "Former Virginia CB Fentrell Cypress II Transfers to Florida State". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ Carter Karels (January 1, 2023). "Seminoles add highly-coveted corneback transfer Fentrell Cypress II". Tallahassee Democrat.
- ↑ Sonnone, Brendan (March 26, 2025). "FSU Pro Day Results". 247Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Dane Brugler on X". X.com. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Commanders sign 10 UDFAs to roster". Commanders.com. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ McCarthy, JD (July 27, 2025). "Former FSU CB released by NFC East team". FSU Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Commanders' Fentrell Cypress: Lands on IR". CBS Sports. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via RotoWire Staff.
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