Archie Velasquez

Archie Velasquez

Retired
Cornerback
Personal information
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: San Jose City College, San Jose, CA
College: Georgia
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 118
Debuted in 2016 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2016) Buffalo Bills (2017-2021) *Offseason and/or Practice squad member only
Roster status: Retired
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 68 Interceptions 6 Touchdowns 0

Archie Velasquez is an American football cornerback who is retired.

College Career

Velasquez started his college career at a junior college, San Jose City College. Following his junior season, he committed to Georgia. He started 14 games for the Bulldogs with a notable performance in the SEC championship game in which he was named MVP after intercepting Matty Swift twice.

College Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Georgia Bulldogs
Season	Defense
	GP	GS	Tackles	Int	Sacks	FF	FR	TD	Safeties
2015	14	14	9	3	0.0	0	0	1	0
NCAA Career Totals	14	14	9	3	0.0	0	0	1	0

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
5 ft 9 in	186 lb	4.51 s			34 in	9 ft 11 in

Velasquez participated in the NFLHC combine but did not impress. He also participated in the Senior Bowl.

Draft

Velasquez was selected with the 118th overall pick of the 2016 NFLHC Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals

Velasquez started his rookie season for the Bengals alongside Jacoby Seaverns. After the season, he was taken by the Buffalo Bills in the 2017 NFLHC Expansion Draft.

Buffalo Bills

Velasquez started for the Bills for 4 seasons with his best season coming in 2017. He spent 2021 as a nickel cornerback and decided to retire after the season.

Professional Statistics

Career Statistics (Regular Season) Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating Tackles Sacks FF FR INT TD Safeties 2016 CIN 12 12 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 75 2017 BUF 16 16 21 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 78 2018 BUF 16 16 19 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 80 2019 BUF 16 16 11 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 79 2020 BUF 16 16 12 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 78 2021 BUF 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 75 Career 92 76 68 0.0 0 0 6 0 0

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2016 CIN 1st 2 2.5 0.625 0.625 Drafted 2017 BUF 2nd 0.625 0.625 2018 BUF 1st 3 12 2 2 Extension 2019 BUF 2nd 2 2 2020 BUF 3rd 2 2 2021 BUF 1st 1 1 0.25 0.75 Extension Career 6 15.5 7.5 8.0

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2016	CIN	0	N/A
2017	BUF	0	N/A
2018	BUF	0	N/A
2019	BUF	0	N/A
2020	BUF	0	N/A
2021	BUF	0	N/A
Career		0