Josiah Daniel Deguara(born February 14, 1997) is an American professionalfootballtight endfor theJacksonville Jaguarsof theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballatCincinnatiand was selected by theGreen Bay Packersin the third round of the2020 NFL draft.
 Deguara with theGreen Bay Packersin 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 81 –Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 14, 1997 Santa Rosa, California,U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Folsom(Folsom, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Cincinnati(2015–2019) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020/ round: 3 / pick: 94 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2024 | |||||||||
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Early years
editDeguara attendedFolsom High SchoolinFolsom, California.[1]Listed as a three-star recruit by247 Sportsand a two-star recruit by 247sports Composite, Deguara pickedCincinnatiover an offer fromAir Force.[2]
College career
editDeguara gained 1,117 yards on 92 receptions during his collegiate career at theUniversity of Cincinnati.He had 13 touchdowns combined in his junior and senior seasons.[3]Deguara was a First-team All-American Athletic Conferenceselection.[4]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft2+3⁄8in (1.89 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
31+5⁄8in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.72 s | 1.68 s | 2.77 s | 4.35 s | 7.15 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
25 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
editTheGreen Bay Packersselected Deguara in the third round with the 94th overall pick in the2020 NFL draft.[7]He signed his rookie contract on July 24, 2020.[8]He saw his first professional action on September 13, 2020, during a Week 1 victory over theMinnesota Vikings,recording one catch for 12 yards.[9]He suffered atorn ACLin Week 5 and was placed oninjured reserveon October 13, 2020.[10]
On November 21, 2021, Deguara scored his first NFL touchdown on a 25-yard pass fromAaron Rodgersduring a 34–31 loss to the Vikings.[11]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editDeguara signed with theJacksonville Jaguarson March 28, 2024.[12]He was released on August 27, and re–signed to the practice squad.[13][14]Deguara was elevated to the Jaguars' active roster on September 23, for a game against theBuffalo Bills,and signed to the active roster the following week.[15]
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
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| 2020 | GB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | GB | 16 | 2 | 25 | 245 | 9.8 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | GB | 17 | 3 | 13 | 114 | 8.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 15 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 10 | 47 | 436 | 9.3 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source:pro-football-reference | ||||||||||
Postseason
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source:pro-football-reference | ||||||||||
Personal life
editWhile at theUniversity of Cincinnati,Deguara interned in the operations department ofFC Cincinnati.[16]
References
edit- ^Finley, Lisa (September 2, 2023)."2023-24 Folsom Alumni, Josiah Deguara Begins His 4th Year in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers".Folsom High School.RetrievedMarch 17,2024.
- ^"Josiah Deguara".247Sports.April 24, 2020.
- ^"Josiah Deguara College Stats".College Football at Sports-Reference.RetrievedSeptember 21,2020.
- ^"Packers select Josiah Deguara in the third round".WSAW. April 24, 2020.RetrievedApril 24,2020.
- ^"Josiah Deguara Combine Profile".National Football League.RetrievedApril 27,2020.
- ^"2020 Draft Scout Josiah Deguara, Cincinnati NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile".draftscout.RetrievedNovember 5,2022.
- ^"Packers select Cincinnati TE Josiah Deguara with No. 94 pick in 2020 NFL Draft".packers. April 24, 2020.RetrievedApril 24,2020.
- ^"Packers sign TE Josiah Deguara".packers.July 24, 2020.RetrievedJuly 24,2020.
- ^Racer, Owen (September 14, 2020)."Former Bearcat secures first NFL reception with Packers".The News Record.RetrievedSeptember 16,2020.
- ^"Packers place Josiah Deguara on injured reserve".Packers.October 13, 2020.
- ^Camara, Brad (November 21, 2021)."Josiah Deguara Finds The End Zone in Sunday's Loss To Minnesota".RotoBaller.RetrievedNovember 22,2021.
- ^Oehser, John (March 28, 2024)."Tight End Josiah Deguara Signs Deal with Jacksonville Jaguars".Jaguars.RetrievedOctober 15,2024.
- ^"Roster Moves: Jacksonville Jaguars Make The Following Roster Moves Hours Before 2024 Roster Deadline".Jaguars.August 27, 2024.
- ^"Roster Moves: Jaguars Announce Additions to the 2024 Practice Squad".Jaguars.August 28, 2024.
- ^"Jaguars elevate TE Josiah Deguara, CB Christian Braswell for Monday night".NBC Sports.September 23, 2024.RetrievedSeptember 23,2024.
- ^Schneidman, Matt (September 7, 2020)."Did you know? An interesting tidbit about every player on the Packers roster".The Athletic.RetrievedSeptember 9,2020.