Wes Saxton

William Earl Saxton Jr. (born August 13, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Alabama.

College career
Saxton was selected to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges all-state second-team while playing at Itawamba Community College. In his only season, Saxton had 10 receptions, 137 receiving yards one receiving touchdown. Saxton was selected to the all-Sun Belt Conference first-team and all-league first-team by Phil Steele Publications and College Sports Madness in his junior season at South Alabama.

New York Jets
On May 2, 2015, Saxton signed with the New York Jets following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft. On September 6, 2015, Saxton was signed to the practice squad a day after being released.

On October 12, 2015, Saxton was cut from the team. On October 14, Saxton was re-signed to the practice squad after clearing waivers.

On September 3, 2016, Saxton was released by the Jets as part of final roster cuts.

Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins signed Saxton to their practice squad on September 5, 2016. He signed a futures contract with the Redskins on January 2, 2017. He was waived by the Redskins on May 15, 2017.

Buffalo Bills
On May 24, 2017, Saxton signed with the Buffalo Bills. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

Detroit Lions
On June 4, 2018, Saxton signed with the Detroit Lions. He was waived on June 14, 2018.

San Francisco 49ers
On July 31, 2018, Saxton signed with the San Francisco 49ers. He was released on August 31, 2018.

Birmingham Iron
On November 9, 2018, Saxton signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) for the 2019 season. He was waived before the start of the regular season, but was re-signed on February 20, 2019.

Seattle Seahawks
After the AAF folded in April 2019, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 3, 2019.

Personal life
Saxton is the cousin of former NFL running back and former assistant coach Tony Nathan.