# Tim Toone

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American football player (born 1985)

Tim Toone No. 18, 17 Position Wide receiver Personal information Born (1985-02-14) February 14, 1985 (age 41) Peoria, Arizona, U.S. Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Career information High school Peoria College Weber State (2003, 2006–2009) NFL draft 2010: 7th round, 255th overall pick Career history Detroit Lions (2010−2011)* Buffalo Bills (2011)* Denver Broncos (2012)* Atlanta Falcons (2012−2013) New Orleans Saints (2013)* * Offseason and/or practice squad member only Awards and highlights FCS First-team All-American (2009) Stats at Pro Football Reference

**Timothy Lee Toone** (born February 14, 1985) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was selected by the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) with the final pick (255th overall) of the [2010 NFL draft](/source/2010_NFL_draft), earning the title of [Mr. Irrelevant](/source/Mr._Irrelevant). He played two years of [NCAA Division I](/source/Division_I_(NCAA)) [FCS](/source/Football_Championship_Subdivision#Football_Championship_Subdivision) [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Weber State Wildcats](/source/Weber_State_Wildcats_football) in [Ogden](/source/Ogden%2C_Utah), [Utah](/source/Utah).

## College career

After serving a two-year mission to [West Africa](/source/West_Africa) for [the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints), Toone began a four-year [college football](/source/College_football) career with the [Weber State Wildcats](/source/Weber_State_Wildcats).

In his first Wildcats season, Toone had more punt returns (10) than catches (7) but had 275 yards and 2 touchdowns receiving with 95 yards and a touchdown returning punts. He finished with an average of 39.28 yards per reception (34.37 yards per game).

Toone had a more productive season as a wide receiver in his second season with 32 catches, 698 yards, and 10 touchdowns, having started all 11 games for the Wildcats (12 of 19 games started in his two seasons). He averaged 63.45 yards per game (21.81 yards per reception and 2.9 receptions per game) and had 10 touchdowns.

Heading into the [2010 NFL draft](/source/2010_NFL_draft), Toone finished his college career with 1,100 total yards (973 receiving and 127 punt returning) and 13 touchdowns (12 receiving and 1 punt return).[1] In his March 2010 Pro Day, Toone posted a 4.42 second 40-yard dash time and a vertical jump of 36 inches.[2]

## Professional career

### Detroit Lions

Toone was selected in the seventh round as the 255th and final selection of the [2010 NFL draft](/source/2010_NFL_draft) by the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions), thus earning the moniker [Mr. Irrelevant](/source/Mr._Irrelevant).[3][4] On September 4, 2010, Toone was one of the final cuts as Detroit reduced its roster to the 53-man limit. However, the Lions re-signed Toone to their [practice squad](/source/Practice_squad) the next day.[5]

Toone was placed on the practice squad's [injured reserve](/source/Injured_reserve) due to an undisclosed injury on October 7, 2010.[6] He was re-signed to a future contract on January 5, 2011. Toone was waived during final cuts on September 3, and re-signed to the Lions' practice squad on September 21. The [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) released Toone again on September 27, 2011.

### Buffalo Bills

On October 11, 2011, the [Buffalo Bills](/source/Buffalo_Bills) signed Toone to their [practice squad](/source/Practice_squad).

### Denver Broncos

On January 10, 2012, the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) signed Toone to the [practice squad](/source/Practice_squad). Toone was waived on April 30, 2012.

### Atlanta Falcons

Toone was signed by the [Atlanta Falcons](/source/Atlanta_Falcons) on July 25, 2012. He made the 53-man roster for the first time. He was cut on September 6, 2012, due to a hamstring pull, but later re-signed on November 13, 2012. On July 23, 2013, Toone was waived by the Atlanta Falcons.[7]

### New Orleans Saints

On July 30, 2013, Toone was signed by the [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints). On August 27, 2013, he was waived by the Saints.

## Post-playing career

As of 2020, Toone works as an [ICU](/source/Intensive_care_unit) nurse in [Arizona](/source/Arizona).[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tim Toone bio - Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site - WeberStateSports.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091205051302/http://www.weberstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8600&ATCLID=1275569). *www.weberstatesports.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.weberstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8600&ATCLID=1275569) on December 5, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Hall of Football"](http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=81301&draftyear=2010&genpos=WR).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2010 NFL Draft Listing"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-aanews_4-0)** [Detroit Lions select wideout Tim Toone with Mr. Irrelevant. Tim signed his first official NFL contract on NFL Network. pick](http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/04/detroit_lions_select_wideout_t.html). *Ann Arbor News (via MLive.com)* April 24, 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-freep.com_5-0)** [Carlos Monarrez. "Lions Add Havner, Logan" *Detroit Free Press*](https://web.archive.org/web/20121001183913/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100905%2FSPORTS01%2F100905018%2F1319%2FLions-pick-up-TE-Havner-KR-Logan-off-waivers&template=fullarticle)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Lions Given One More Day To Avoid Blackout"](https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/lions-given-one-more-day-to-avoid-blackout/). *CBS News - Detroit*. October 7, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ledbetter, D. Orlando (July 23, 2013). ["Falcons waive wide receiver Toone"](http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/football/falcons-waive-wide-receiver-toone/nY2JY/). *The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Weber State's two 'Mr. Irrelevants': Tim Toone and Cam Quayle"](https://www.abc4.com/sports/weber-states-two-mr-irrelevants-tim-toone-and-cam-quayle/). abc4.com. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

## External links

- [Weber State Wildcats bio](http://www.weberstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8600&ATCLID=1275569)

- [Atlanta Falcons bio](http://www.atlantafalcons.com/roster-players/tim-toone/)

v t e Mr. Irrelevant selections 1976: Kelvin Kirk 1977: Jim Kelleher 1978: Lee Washburn 1979: Mike Almond 1980: Tyrone McGriff 1981: Phil Nelson 1982: Tim Washington 1983: John Tuggle 1984: Randy Essington 1985: Donald Chumley 1986: Mike Travis 1987: Norman Jefferson 1988: Jeff Beathard 1989: Everett Ross 1990: Demetrius Davis 1991: Larry Wanke 1992: Matt Elliott 1993: Daron Alcorn 1994: Marty Moore 1995: Michael Reed 1996: Sam Manuel 1997: Ronnie McAda 1998: Cam Quayle 1999: Jim Finn 2000: Mike Green 2001: Tevita Ofahengaue 2002: Ahmad Miller 2003: Ryan Hoag 2004: Andre Sommersell 2005: Andy Stokes 2006: Kevin McMahan 2007: Ramzee Robinson 2008: David Vobora 2009: Ryan Succop 2010: Tim Toone 2011: Cheta Ozougwu 2012: Chandler Harnish 2013: Justice Cunningham 2014: Lonnie Ballentine 2015: Gerald Christian 2016: Kalan Reed 2017: Chad Kelly 2018: Trey Quinn 2019: Caleb Wilson 2020: Tae Crowder 2021: Grant Stuard 2022: Brock Purdy 2023: Desjuan Johnson 2024: Jaylen Key 2025: Kobee Minor 2026: Red Murdock

v t e Detroit Lions 2010 NFL draft selections Ndamukong Suh Jahvid Best Amari Spievey Jason Fox Willie Young Tim Toone

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