2020 SEASON: Played in two games with one start and had one reception for 12 yards…Was placed on injured reserve (knee) on Oct. 13…Was inactive in Weeks 2-3 due to injury…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Started and played 24 snaps in his NFL debut as the Packers opened the game with two tight ends. Became just the second rookie Green Bay TE since the merger to start in the season opener (Rodgers, 2014). Helped spring WR Allen Lazard for a 19-yard run late in the first quarter, taking out CB Mike Hughes and S Anthony Harris with a block. Posted his first career catch midway through the second quarter when he hauled in a 12-yarder from QB Aaron Rodgers…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Inactive (ankle/shin)…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Inactive (ankle)…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Played seven snaps on offense and one on special teams, but departed late in the fourth quarter with a season-ending knee injury…2020 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the third round (No. 94 overall), becoming the highest-drafted player from the University of Cincinnati since Kelce in 2013 (No. 61 overall).
COLLEGE: Appeared in 46 games with 27 starts during his four seasons with the Bearcats and posted 1,117 career receiving yards, joining Brent Celek (1,135 yards) as the only tight ends in school history to post 1,000-plus receiving yards…Registered 92 career receptions, the most in school history by a tight end, with 77 of those catches coming in his final two seasons, and 12 TD catches…Earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree in sports administration…Senior season (2019): Started all 14 games and led the team with a career-high 39 receptions for a career-best 504 yards (12.9 avg.) and a career-high seven TDs on his way to earning first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors…His 504 receiving yards were the second most in a season by a TE in school history behind only Kelce (722 in 2012)…Was selected as a team captain…Hauled in four passes for 53 yards (13.3 avg.) and a TD in the season-opening win and also made a key play at the end of the first half vs. UCLA (Aug. 29), chasing down Bruins CB Jay Shaw and tackling him out of bounds at the Cincinnati 34-yard line after Shaw made an INT at the UCLA 1-yard line for what appeared would be a TD return…Led the team with 64 receiving yards on a season-high five receptions (12.8 avg.) vs. Central Florida (Oct. 4)…Paced the team with a season-best 76 receiving yards and a TD on two receptions (38.0 avg.) at East Carolina (Nov. 2), highlighted by a career-long 73-yard reception in the first quarter down to the ECU 2-yard line that set up a TD two plays later…Matched his career high with two TD receptions vs. Connecticut (Nov. 9), hauling in TDs of 18 and 15 yards in the first half, and finished with a team-high 45 yards receiving on five catches (9.0 avg.)…Junior season (2018): Started all 13 games and ranked No. 2 on the team with 38 receptions for 468 yards (12.3 avg.) and five TDs, earning second-team All-AAC honors…Had at least one catch in every game and posted three-plus receptions in seven games on the season…Led the team with a career-high six receptions for 69 yards (11.5 avg.) vs. Ohio (Sept. 22), with four of the catches picking up first downs…Posted a career-high 112 receiving yards on five catches (22.4 avg.) at Connecticut (Sept. 29), highlighted by a one-handed grab early in the second half that he took 38 yards for a TD…Hauled in five passes for 64 yards (12.8 avg.) vs. East Carolina (Nov. 23), including a 30-yard TD grab…Sophomore season (2017): Saw action in seven contests and posted 11 receptions for 98 yards (8.9 avg.)…Posted a season-high four receptions for a season-best 30 yards (7.5 avg.) vs. Marshall (Sept. 30)…Redshirt freshman season (2016): Appeared in all 12 games, seeing time on offense and special teams and posted four receptions for 47 yards (11.8 avg.)…Recorded his first collegiate reception, hauling in a season-long 28-yarder vs. Houston (Sept. 15)…Registered a season-best two catches for 15 yards (7.5 avg.) at Tulsa (Nov. 25).
PERSONAL: Given name Josiah Daniel Deguara…Last name is pronounced duh-gwa-ruh…Born in Santa Rosa, Calif. …Served as an operations intern in college with FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer…Also did an internship at Sycamore High School in Montgomery, Ohio, under the athletic director…High school: Posted 240 catches for 3,274 yards (13.6 avg.) and 42 TDs during his career at Folsom (Calif.) High School…Helped the team post a 30-1 record over his final two seasons, including a CIF Division I state title and a 16-0 season as a senior in 2014…Earned all-state honors from MaxPreps at TE and first-team all-metro honors from the Sacramento Bee as a hybrid back a season after posting 114 receptions for 1,671 yards (14.7 avg.) and 24 TDs as a senior…Was named the Sacramento Bee High School Player of the Week after recording nine catches for 219 yards (24.3 avg.) and four TDs in a 63-0 win over Granite Bay…Earned all-metro recognition from the Sacramento Bee as a junior in 2013 after hauling in 104 receptions for 1,354 yards (13.0 avg.) and 16 TDs…Posted 22 catches for 249 yards (11.3 avg.) and two TDs as a sophomore in 2012…Was a part of teams that won three straight San Joaquin Section Division II titles…Was a co-captain and starter for the basketball team that advanced to the Division II state championship in 2013-14…Community involvement: Visited hospitals and a Boys & Girls Club while he was in college.
