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Rafael Priest
No. 29
PositionCornerback
Personal information
Born (1987-03-11) March 11, 1987 (age 39)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolJames Madison (Dallas)
CollegeTCU (2005–2009)
NFL draft2010: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career CFL statistics
Games played1
Tackles1
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Rafael Montre Priest (born March 11, 1987) is an American former professional football cornerback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Henley also had a stint in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.

Early life

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Priest was born on March 11, 1987, in Dallas, Texas. He attended James Madison High School in Dallas.[1]

College career

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Priest played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs from 2005 to 2009 and was a four-year letterman from 2006 to 2009.[1] He redshirted his first season and became a four-year starter, playing 53 games in his career.[2] Priest totaled 108 tackles, including two for loss, five interceptions, 41 pass break ups and two fumble recoveries.[3][2] He was a second-team and first-team All-MW selection in 2008 and 2009, respectively.[4][5] As a senior, Priest earned third-team All-America honors by The Sporting News.[6][7]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)		183 lb
(83 kg)		29 in
(0.74 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		20 reps
All values from Pro day[8]

New Orleans Saints

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After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft, Priest signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[9] He was released prior to the start of the season.

Atlanta Falcons

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On February 11, 2011, Priest signed a reserve/futures contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[10] On September 2, he was waived by the team.[11]

BC Lions

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On September 27, 2011, Priest was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[12] He dressed in his first and only game against the Montreal Alouettes on November 5.[13] Priest made one special teams tackle and spent the rest of the season on the practice roster as the Lions won the 99th Grey Cup.[1][14][15] he became a free agent at the end of the year.[1]

Montreal Alouettes

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On May 7, 2012, Priest signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[16] On June 12, he was placed on the league suspension list.[17] On February 11, 2014, Priest became a free agent.[18]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rafael Priest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Rafael Priest - Football". TCU Athletics. August 29, 2026. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rafael Priest College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ Mayer, Mercedes (December 4, 2008). "Hughes, Frogs rake in honors". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. A6. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ Stevenson, Stefan (December 2, 2009). "Hughes, Dalton bring home MWC's top individual honors". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Z5. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  6. ↑ "TCU's Hughes picked to All-America teams". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 16, 2009. pp. A6. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  7. ↑ Clark, Jeremy (April 9, 2020). "TCU Throwback Thursday: Catching up with former CB Rafael Priest". 247Sports. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Rafael Priest College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ Stevenson, Stefan (April 26, 2010). "TCU's Priest, Richmond sign free-agent contracts". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Z6. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Transactions". Peninsula Daily News. February 14, 2011. p. 10. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Falcons include Chauncy Davis among 17 cuts". The Gainesville Times. September 3, 2011. p. 18. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  12. ↑ Ullrich, Lowell (September 28, 2011). "Maturity key to open winning door". The Province. p. 43. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ Beamish, Mike (November 5, 2011). "Priestly Behaviour". The Vancouver Sun. p. 11. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  14. ↑ Beamish, Mike (November 9, 2011). "Depth gives Buono lots of options". The Vancouver Sun. p. 31. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Lions win 99th Grey Cup 34-23 over Bombers". Sportsnet.ca. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on September 28, 2026. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Quatre joueurs signent avec les Alouettes". Le Devoir (in French). May 15, 2012. p. 16. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ Zurkowsky, Herb (June 5, 2012). "Note:". The Montreal Gazette. p. 28. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Rafael PRIEST, DB". stats.cfl.ca. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
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