Sammis Reyes

CAREER NOTES

• Began playing football in 2021 after spending his collegiate career as a basketball student-athlete, and had played organized football for only one week before joining Washington.
• Became first Chilean-born player to play in an NFL game when he made his NFL debut with the Washington Commanders in Week 5 of the 2021 season.

CAREER NOTES

• Began playing football in 2021 after spending his collegiate career as a basketball student-athlete, and had played organized football for only one week before joining Washington.
• Became first Chilean-born player to play in an NFL game when he made his NFL debut with the Washington Commanders in Week 5 of the 2021 season.

2023 | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

• Spent three months with the Jaguars before originally announcing his retirement from the NFL on 8/13/23.

2022 | WASHINGTON COMMANDERS/CHICAGO BEARS

• Spent the majority of the 2022 season on the Bear's practice squad.

2021 | WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

• Appeared in 11 games, including one start, seeing action on both offense and special teams.

COLLEGE - HAWAII/PALM BEACH STATE JC/TULANE/LOYOLA

• Attended Hawaii for one semester before transferring to Palm Beach State Junior College, then to Tulane for the 2016-17 season and 2017-18 season, before finishing his career at Loyola University in Louisiana.
• Played one season at Palm Beach State and helped his team to a 24-8 record and a state semifinal appearance after a 14-0 start to the year.
• Appeared in 30 games at forward during his first season with the Green Wave (2016-17) and averaged 0.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 8.2 minutes per contest, shooting 9-for-33 (.273) overall from the field.
• For the 2017-18 season, joined the Chilean National Team in September of 2017 for training camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for 2019 China World Cup qualifying.

HONORS

• AAC All-Academic Team (2x; 2016-17 and 2017-18)

PREP - NORTH BROWARD (FLA.)

• Attended North Broward High School in Coconut Creek, Fla., where he played basketball.
• Averaged 24.5 points, 13.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.6 blocks in his final season at North Broward.

OFF THE FIELD

• Son of Daniel Reyes and Rossana Martel.
• Grew up in Santiago, Chile where he was a multi-sport athlete playing both soccer and basketball.
• Came to the United States at age 14, without his parents, to play high school basketball in Florida.
• Was a member of the U17 and U15 Chilean National Basketball Team.
• Named to the Dean's List three times and graduated from Palm Beach State with a 3.6 GPA.