Education
Escobar attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
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He was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State. He is of Puerto Rican descent.
He was a 2008 Trinity League second-team selection on offense after grabbing 37 receptions for 492 yards and six scores.
As a junior, he caught 11 passes for 163 yards (148 yards per catch). Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he accepted a scholarship from San Diego State.
Escobar enrolled at San Diego State University, where he played for the San Diego State Aztecs football team from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted as a true freshman in 2009.
Following his 2011 and 2012 seasons, he was a first-team All-Mountain West Conference (MWC) selection.
Foreign his college career, he tallied 122 receptions for 1,646 yards and 17 touchdowns. Escobar announced that he would enter the NFL Draft after his junior season. 2013 NFL Combine
Dallas Cowboys
Escobar was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (47th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.
After having mixed results from using previous second round draft choices in tight ends Anthony Fasano and Martellus Bennett, the Cowboys surprised observers by selecting another tight end when there was a bigger need in the offensive line.
In his rookie season, he was expected to be a pass catching option in the two tight end packages, but he was used sparingly, registering 9 receptions for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns. In his second season he remained in a backup role, but was also used as a red zone target, finishing with 4 touchdowns on 9 receptions.
In 2015, even though wide receiver Dez Bryant missed 7 games, Escobar still wasn"t able to increase his role on the team"s offense. The 12 games that quarterback Tony Romo missed, also impacted his production, finishing with 8 receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown.
He suffered a season-ending injury when he tore his right Achilles tendon in the last drive of the fourteenth game of the season against the New York Jets.
On December 25, Escobar and Romo were placed on the injured reserve list, in order to promote defensive tackle Casey Walker and quarterback Jameill Showers to the 53-man roster.
