2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

89 - DAVID AUSBERRY
Tight End Southern California Lemoore, Calif.
Year: 5 Ht: 6-4 Wt: 260 Born: 9/25/87
Draft: ’11, R7 (241)-Oak Acquired: UFA-Oak ‘15
Complete biographical information available on Detroitlions.com.
TRANSACTIONS
‣ ¾ Signed by the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent on June 10, 2015.
‣ ¾ Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round (241st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
PRO
Experienced tight end who joins Detroit’s tight end corps with an ability to contribute on special teams as well. Spent the
first four years of his career with the Oakland Raiders, where he played in 34 games and logged 11 receptions for 120 yards.
2014: Saw action in six games in his last season in Oakland and finished with two receptions for 14 yards. Missed five
games due to a foot injury.
‣ ¾ Caught both of his passes vs. Miami (9/28).
COLLEGE
Established himself as a dual-threat player during his four years at Southern California, where he played both wide receiver
and tight end. Ended his college career with 64 receptions for 700 yards and seven touchdowns and started in 11 games.
Appeared in all 13 games as a senior, totaling 20 catches for 252 yards and four touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Attended Lemoore (Calif.) High School as a prep star, where he played wide receiver, defensive back and punter. Honors
received as a senior included Parade All-America, USA Today First Team All-USA and Yosemite League MVP and was
selected to participate in U.S. Army All-American Game. Finished his senior season with 55 receptions for 930 yards (16.9
avg) and 13 touchdowns, while also running for 489 yards on 46 carries and racking up 13 touchdowns.
AUSBERRY’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Receptions:........................................................2 (twice) Last vs. Mia 9/28/14
Receiving Yards:..................................................................... 31 at Mia 9/16/12
Long Reception:..................................................................... 31 at Mia 9/16/12
Special Teams Tackles:......................................... 2 (twice) vs. Jac 10/21/12
AUSBERRY’S CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING
RUSHING
Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2011 Oak 12 0 2 14 7.0 10 0 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
2012 Oak 16 0 7 92 13.1 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2014 Oak 6 0 2 14 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 34 0 11 120 10.9 31 0 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
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