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Casey Toohill
American football player (born 1996)
Casey Joseph Toohill (born August 22, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft. Toohill also played for the Washington Commanders.
Toohill with the Washington Commanders in 2022 | |||||||||||
| No. 99 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1996-08-22) August 22, 1996 (age 27) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) | ||||||||||
| College: | Stanford (2015–2019) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 233 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
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A three-star recruit, Toohill committed to Stanford to play football over multiple offers from schools such as Boston College, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Washington State.[1] Toohill started all 12 games as a fifth-year senior at Stanford. He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors after recording 11.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and 60 tackles.[2] In his career, he recorded 124 tackles (21.5 for loss), 14 sacks, and an interception.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.62 s | 1.59 s | 2.70 s | 4.21 s | 7.08 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 17 reps | 30 |
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
Toohill was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round, 233rd overall, of the 2020 NFL draft.[2][4] He was waived by the Eagles on October 13, 2020.[5]
Washington Football Team / Commanders
On October 14, 2020, Toohill was claimed off waivers by the Washington Football Team.[6]
In Week 6 of the 2021 season, Toohill recorded his first career sack on Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.[7] He had his first career start in Week 11 against the Carolina Panthers in place of Chase Young, who was placed on the team's injured reserve. On December 11, 2021, he was placed on COVID-19 reserve list; Toohill was forced to sit out the Week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys, but reactivated a week later.[8]
In Week 10 of the 2022 season, Toohill scored his first career touchdown in a victory over the then-undefeated Eagles; he recovered the ball in a failed lateral pass from Eagles' receiver DeVonta Smith and returned it 1 yard to the end zone in the final play of the game.[9]
In the 2023 season, Toohill was elevated in the defense's starting lineup before Week 9; following Week 8, the Commanders had traded both of their original starting defensive ends, Chase Young and Montez Sweat.[10]
Buffalo Bills
On March 19, 2024, Toohill signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[11]
- "Casey Toohill, 2015 Outside Linebacker, Stanford". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- Erby, Glenn (April 25, 2020). "Eagles select Stanford edge-rusher Casey Toohill with the No. 233 overall pick". Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "Casey Toohill Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- McPherson, Chris (October 13, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate 21-day practice window for S Will Parks; waive DB Grayland Arnold and DE Casey Toohill". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- Alper, Josh (October 14, 2020). "Washington claims Casey Toohill off waivers". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- Manning, Bryan (October 19, 2021). "Snap counts from Washington's Week 6 loss". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- "Washington activates multiple defensive linemen off Reserve/COVID-19 list". WashingtonFootball.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- Manning, Bryan (November 14, 2022). "WATCH: Commanders celebrate win in Philadelphia with 'The Griddy'". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- Manning, Bryan (November 4, 2023). "Commanders DEs Casey Toohill, James Smith-Williams ready for opportunities after trades". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- "Bills sign DE Casey Toohill to one-year contract". BuffaloBills.com. March 19, 2024.
