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| G JOSH SITTON #71 |
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| 6' 3" • 322 lbs. • Central Florida |
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Exp: 2nd NFL Season, 2nd Packers Season
Age: 23
Acquired: Draft 2008 (4b)
Current Status: Active Roster
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- Last name is pronounced SITT-en
- Played in 11 games with two starts as a rookie after being sidelined early in the year with a knee injury sustained in the preseason. Was starting at right guard prior to the injury
- Earned first-team All-Conference USA honors from coaches and media in 2007
- Capped off career by helping lead Central Florida to its first conference championship in school history
- Helped the Knights’ offense set single-season school records for points (501) and rushing yards (3,287) as a senior
- Teammate of Packers safety Atari Bigby for one season and Broncos WR Brandon Marshall for two seasons at UCF
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- Enters the season as the favorite to win the starting right guard position
- Started there during the 2008 preseason until he injured his knee in the third preseason game, at Denver (Aug. 22)
- Was inactive for the first three regular-season games with the sprained left knee, and saw limited action until he started first career game at Tennessee (Nov. 2) with the offensive line forced to shuffle due to Chad Clifton’s illness on game day
- Primarily saw time on extra points and field goals, with some spot duty at right guard, until he received his second career start in season finale, vs. Detroit (Dec. 28)
- Part of a remarkable turnaround at Central Florida, playing for an 0-11 team as a true freshman and capping his career by helping lead the Golden Knights to their first conference championship in school history as a senior with a 7-1 record in conference and 10-4 overall
- Played in 50 games with 43 starts during his collegiate career
- Joined classmate Keith Shologan as the only players in the program’s history to appear in 50 career games
- Blocked for running back Kevin Smith, a third-round choice by Detroit in last year’s draft, as he rushed for 2,567 yards in 2007, just 62 yards short of breaking Barry Sanders’ NCAA single-season rushing record (2,628) set in 1988
- Named first-team All-Conference USA by the league’s coaches and media in 2007
- Showed his versatility at UCF by starting at both guard spots and at right tackle during his career
- Teammate of Packers safety Atari Bigby for one season and Broncos WR Brandon Marshall for two seasons at UCF
- Played in 11 games with two starts
- Inactive for first three games due to sprained knee sustained in preseason at Denver (Aug. 22)
- Aside from his two starts, primarily saw time on extra points and field goals, along with some spot duty at RG
At Seattle (Oct. 12): Made NFL debut, seeing time on extra points and field goalsAt Tennessee (Nov. 2): Started first career NFL game, opening at RG with the offensive line shuffling due to Clifton’s absence (illness)Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Came in at RG late in the second quarter when C Scott Wells left with a concussion and Jason Spitz moved over to Wells’ spot. Helped block for Brandon Jackson’s season-high 80 yards on 11 carriesVs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Started at RG with Spitz shifting over to LG and Daryn Colledge starting at RT. Blocked for team’s season-high 211 rushing yards, and helped pave the way for RBs Ryan Grant and DeShawn Wynn to each post 106 yards rushing, only the second time since 1985 that a Packers running-back tandem each rushed for 100-plus yards in the same game2008 Draft: Selected by the Packers with their second fourth-round selection (135th overall, 22nd offensive lineman), a free agency compensatory pick- Became only the second draft pick from Central Florida in franchise history, joining wide receiver Charles Lee, who was taken in the seventh round in 2000
- Only the second offensive lineman from UCF ever to be drafted, joining C Mike Mabry, selected in the seventh round by Baltimore in 2003
- Played in 50 games with 43 starts during his career, joining classmate Shologan as the only players in the program’s history to appear in 50 career games
- Majored in criminal justice
Senior season (2007): Started all 14 games and named first-team All-Conference USA by the league’s coaches and media- Capped off career by helping to lead UCF to its first conference championship in school history
- Helped the Knights’ offense set school records for points (501) and rushing yards (3,287) in a season
- Blocked for Smith as he recorded the second-best rushing yardage total in NCAA history with 2,567 yards, trailing only Sanders’ 2,628 yards in 1988
- Smith set a major college record with 450 rushing attempts, topping the mark of 405 carries by Marcus Allen at Southern California in 1981
- Was part of a line that helped Smith post 100-yard games 13 times on the year, including six 200-plus yard games
- Started games at right tackle and both guard spots during the season
Junior season (2006): Started all 12 games at right tackle- Opened holes for Smith as he ranked third in the conference with 103.8 rushing yards per game and posted four 100-yard games on the season
Sophomore season (2005): Started all 13 games at right tackle and graded out as one of the top linemen on the team- Helped pave the way for Smith as he set a school rushing record for a freshman with 1,178 yards and nine touchdowns on the season
- Blocked for Smith’s five 100-yard rushing games
Freshman season (2004): Played in all 11 games with four starts at right guard- Made collegiate debut in season opener at No. 21 Wisconsin (Sept. 4)
- One of six linemen to letter on the offensive line
- Given name Josh James Sitton
- Last name is pronounced SITT-en
- Born in Jacksonville, Fla.
- Single
High school: Four-year letterwinner at Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic High and three-year starter- Earned second-team all-state and first-team all-area honors as an offensive lineman as a senior
- Allowed just three sacks over two seasons as an offensive lineman
- Added 50 tackles and six sacks as a defensive lineman as a senior
- Also lettered twice in basketball
Community involvement: Was a celebrity guest at fundraising dinner for the Donald Driver Foundation- Traveled to Montana to attend the ‘Doug Betters Whitefish Winter Classic,’ an annual event held by the former Miami Dolphins defensive end who today is a quadriplegic as the result of a 1998 skiing accident
- Visited children’s hospitals and participated in Habitat for Humanity during college
Hobbies/interests: Enjoys hunting, fishing and watching movies- Once worked as a telemarketer
- Residence: Pensacola, Fla.
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| Year |
GP |
GS |
| 2008 Green Bay |
11 |
2 |
NFL debut: at Seattle, 10/12/08
First NFL start: at Tennessee, 11/2/08
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
2008: Selected by Green Bay Packers as second of two fourth-round selections (135th overall) of '08 NFL Draft, April 27 (free agency compensatory pick)...Signed first contract, July 24.
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2011 |
| ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats |
| Game Date |
Opp | Sacks |
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| Sep 8, 2008 |
MIN | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2008 |
@DET | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2008 |
DAL | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2008 |
@TB | 0 |
| Oct 5, 2008 |
ATL | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2008 |
@SEA | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2008 |
IND | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2008 |
@TEN | 0 |
| Nov 9, 2008 |
@MIN | 0 |
| Nov 16, 2008 |
CHI | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2008 |
@NO | 0 |
| Nov 30, 2008 |
CAR | 0 |
| Dec 7, 2008 |
HOU | 0 |
| Dec 14, 2008 |
@JAC | 0 |
| Dec 22, 2008 |
@CHI | 0 |
| Dec 28, 2008 |
DET | 0 |
| 2008 Totals | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2009 |
CHI | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2009 |
CIN | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2009 |
@STL | 0 |
| Oct 5, 2009 |
@MIN | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2009 |
DET | 0 |
| Oct 25, 2009 |
@CLE | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2009 |
MIN | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2009 |
@TB | 0 |
| Nov 15, 2009 |
DAL | 0 |
| Nov 22, 2009 |
SF | 0 |
| Nov 26, 2009 |
@DET | 0 |
| Dec 7, 2009 |
BAL | 0 |
| Dec 13, 2009 |
@CHI | 0 |
| Dec 20, 2009 |
@PIT | 0 |
| Dec 27, 2009 |
SEA | 0 |
| Jan 3, 2010 |
@ARI | 0 |
| 2009 Totals | 0 |
| Packers Totals | 0 |
| Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau |
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