Travis Raciti

Travis Raciti

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Raciti with San Jose State
No. -- Free agent
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-05-21) May 21, 1992
Place of birth: Antioch, California
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Pleasant Hill (CA) College Park
College: San Jose State
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Travis Santo Raciti (born May 21, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at San Jose State. He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Early life and college playing career

Raciti was born in Antioch, California and graduated from College Park High School in nearby Pleasant Hill in 2010.[1] At College Park, Raciti lettered in football. On the football team, Raciti was the long snapper in addition to five other positions, including tight end and defensive tackle. He was a second-team all-state selection in 2009.[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Travis Raciti
TE/DE		 Pleasant Hill, CA College Park HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jan 17, 2010 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 113 (TE), 12 (CA TE), 76 (school)   247Sports: 217 (CA)  ESPN: 90 (TE), 241 (CA)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Raciti was recruited as a tight end and defensive end prospect in Mike MacIntyre's first recruiting class at San Jose State University. After redshirting the 2010 season, Raciti immediately joined the starting defensive lineup. In 12 games in 2011, Raciti started 9 and had 26 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and one quarterback sack. He also recovered two fumbles, and both recoveries led to offensive scoring afterwards.[1]

In 2012, the season San Jose State won the Military Bowl, Raciti started all 13 games and had 52 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, and 8.5 sacks. Raciti earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors.[1]

As a junior in 2013, Raciti started 11 of 12 games. He led all linemen on the team, with 37 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks. He also blocked two extra point kicks.[1]

Raciti, a three-time academic all-conference honoree (WAC in 2011 and 2012, MWC in 2013), completed his bachelor's degree in communication studies in May 2014.[2] Along with future NFL draft pick Akeem King, Raciti was one of eight graduate students on the 2014 San Jose State team.[3] Raciti started all 12 games of his senior season in 2014. With 72 tackles on the season, Raciti had the most tackles among all Mountain West Conference (MWC) defensive linemen. He also led San Jose State in tackles for loss (6.5) and sacks (3.0), defended one pass, and forced a fumble. Raciti was a second-team All-MWC selection.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 5 in 285 lb 5.06 s 1.78 s 2.94 s 4.66 s 7.52 s 31.5 in 8 ft 10 in 28 reps
Measurables were taken at Pro Day.[4][5]

Raciti signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 2, 2015.[6] He was signed to the Eagles practice squad on September 15, 2015.

On September 3, 2016, Raciti was released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Travis Raciti". San Jose State Spartans. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Travis Raciti Accepts East-West Shrine Game Invitation". San Jose State Spartans. December 4, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/sjsu-m-footbl-mtt-2014.html
  4. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/travis-raciti?id=2552287
  5. ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=111527&draftyear=2015&genpos=DT
  6. ↑ Shorr-Parks, Elliot (May 3, 2015). "What undrafted free agent rookies did the Eagles sign? Here is the complete list". NJ.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com.


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