![]() Deguara with the Green Bay Packers in 2021 | |||||||||
No. 47 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||
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Position: | Tight end, fullback | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | February 14, 1997||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Folsom (Folsom, California) | ||||||||
College: | Cincinnati (2015–2019) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2020: 3rd round, 94th pick | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||||||
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Josiah Daniel Deguara (born February 14, 1997) is an American professional football tight end and fullback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Deguara attended Folsom High School in Folsom, California. [1] Listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports and a two-star recruit by 247sports Composite, Deguara picked Cincinnati over an offer from Air Force. [2]
Deguara gained 1,117 yards on 92 receptions during his collegiate career at the University of Cincinnati. He had 13 touchdowns combined in his junior and senior seasons. [3] Deguara was a First-team All-American Athletic Conference selection. [4]
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 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 31+5⁄8 in (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 from NFL Combine [5] [6] |
The Green Bay Packers selected Deguara in the third round with the 94th overall pick in the 2020 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 the Minnesota Vikings, recording one catch for 12 yards. [9] He suffered a torn ACL in Week 5 and was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2020. [10]
On November 21, 2021, Deguara scored his first NFL touchdown on a 25-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers during a 34–31 loss to the Vikings. [11]
Deguara signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on 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 the Buffalo Bills, and signed to the active roster the following week. [15] Deguara played in 15 games with the Jaguars in 2024 and recorded 3 receptions for 14 yards. He played 87 offensive snaps and 243 special teams snaps.
On May 5, 2025, Deguara signed with the Arizona Cardinals on a one-year contract. [16] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [17] [18]
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.com |
Year | Team | GP | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
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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.com |
While at the University of Cincinnati, Deguara interned in the operations department of FC Cincinnati. [19]