No. 87 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||
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Position: | Tight end | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | September 22, 1997||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Blue Valley North (KS) | ||
College: | Louisiana–Monroe | ||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2023 | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Josh Pederson (born September 22, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana-Monroe. [1] He played for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL) from 2022 to 2023.
Josh Pederson was born on September 22, 1997, in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in New Jersey as well as Kansas. [2] He went to high school at Blue Valley North, where he had 73 receptions for 1,102 yards and 16 touchdowns in two seasons. [3] He was rated as a two-star recruit out of high school, and committed to playing college football at Louisiana–Monroe. He spent his first season as a redshirt.
In Pederson's second year, he was a redshirt-freshman, and played in 11 games, registering 12 catches for 136 yards. [3] He played in 11 games the following year as well, making 12 catches for the second straight year. [4]
In his junior year, Pederson was named First-team All-Sun Belt after posting 43 receptions for 567 yards and 9 scores. [5]
He started every game his senior year, and recorded 32 catches for 367 yards. [3]
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 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.81 s | 1.74 s | 2.77 s | 4.43 s | 7.31 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 19 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [6] |
Pederson went unselected in the 2021 NFL draft and was subsequently signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers. [7] On August 4, 2021, Pederson was waived by the 49ers. [8]
On August 6, 2021, Pederson signed with the New Orleans Saints. He was waived on August 21.
On February 11, 2022, Pederson signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. [9] He was waived on May 5, 2022. [10]
Pederson signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL) on May 20, 2022, [11] and was subsequently transferred to the team's inactive roster. [12]
The following season, he made his USFL debut in the season opener, where he caught two passes for 23 yards in the 29–13 loss to the Michigan Panthers. He finished the season having appeared in all 10 games, while placing second on the team with 24 receptions for 325 yards. [13] His contract with the Gamblers was terminated on July 6, 2023, to sign with an NFL team. [14]
On July 7, 2023, after being released by the Gamblers, Pederson signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joining his father who is their head coach. [15] He was waived August 29. [16] Pederson was then re-signed to the Jaguars practice squad the following day. [17] He was elevated to the active roster and made his NFL debut against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13, making Pederson the first person to play for a father as head coach in the NFL since 1978. [18]
Pederson signed a reserve/futures contract with the Jaguars on January 9, 2024. [19] He was waived/injured on August 3. [20]
League | Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
USFL | 2023 | HOU | 10 | 6 | 24 | 325 | 13.5 | 40 | 0 |
Pederson is the son of Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson. [21] After Doug was fired by the Eagles after the 2020 season, Josh said that he felt "no hard feelings" towards them and would welcome joining the Eagles. [22]
Douglas Irvin Pederson is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Pederson played professionally as a quarterback, spending most of his 13-season career as a backup to Brett Favre on the Green Bay Packers, where he was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XXXI. Pederson was also a backup to Dan Marino on the Miami Dolphins and a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns until retiring in 2004.
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