Niles Paul

Niles Paul

Paul with the Washington Redskins in 2014
No. 84 Washington Redskins
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1989-08-09) August 9, 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth:	Omaha, Nebraska
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Omaha (NE) North
College:	Nebraska
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 155
Career history
Washington Redskins (2011–present)
Roster status:	Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big 12 (2010)
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Receptions: 55 Receiving yards: 762 Receiving touchdowns: 2 Return yards: 759 Player stats at NFL.com

Niles Paul (born August 9, 1989) is an American football tight end and special teamer for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft as a wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Paul attended Omaha North High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball. In football, Paul helped North to a 9-2 record and a trip to the Class A state quarterfinals. He was named a first-team All-Nebraska and first-team All-Metro selection by the Omaha World-Herald and a first-team Super-State pick by the Lincoln Journal Star. He was also one of 58 players who were selected as a Parade All-American. Paul averaged 19.5 yards on 32 receptions and caught 10 touchdown passes as a junior, and also averaged 25.6 yards per kickoff return. As a senior, Paul hauled in 46 passes for 814 yards and 13 touchdowns for Coach Larry Martin. He averaged nearly 18 yards per reception, and also averaged better than 18 yards per punt return. Paul was invited to play at the U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio, Texas, and he led the West team in receiving yards.

In track & field, Paul won the 110-meter hurdles at the state meet as both a junior (14.71s) and a senior (14.33s), while finishing second in the 300-meter hurdles (38.34s) and fourth in the 100-meter dash (11.00s) as a senior. His 4x100-meter relay team also finished second with a time of 42.30 seconds. In 2006, he led the Vikings to the Class A state track title by winning four gold medals. Individually, he captured the Class A titles in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles and was part of the all-class gold medal teams in the 4 × 100 m (42.31) and 4x400-meter (3:18.80) relays. On the basketball court, Paul was among the Class A leaders in scoring and rebounding, averaging nearly 19 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior.