Jesper Horsted

BIOGRAPHY

Jesper Horsten was born February 27, 1997, in Shoreview, Minnesota. He is a tight end for the Chicago Bears in the NFL.

Horsted played wide receiver for the Princeton Tigers for four seasons. As a junior, he set school records with 92 receptions and 14 receiving touchdowns with 1,226 yards and was named first-team All-Ivy League. He caught 72 passes for 1,047 yards with 13 touchdowns in his senior season and was again named first-team All-Ivy. He finished his collegiate career as the schools all-time leader with 196 receptions and 28 receiving touchdowns and second with 2,703 receiving yards. Horsted also was a member of the Princeton baseball team. He hit .324 with seven doubles and 14 RBIs in 36 games as a junior and batted .312 in 104 games over three seasons.

Horsted signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2019. He was cut at the end of training camp but was re-signed to the Bears' practice squad on September 1, 2019. Horsted was promoted to the Bears active roster on November 20. He made his NFL debut on November 24 against the New York Giants, catching one pass for four yards. Four days later against the Detroit Lions, he was named starting tight end as injuries plagued his teammates. In the third quarter, he scored his first NFL touchdown on an 18-yard reception from quarterback Mitchell Trubisky; the score tied the game at 17 apiece, and the Bears went on to win 24–20. Horsted finished his rookie season with eight receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown in six games played. Horsted was among the final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and was placed on the practice squad a day later. On January 11, 2021, Horsted signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bears.