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…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 1970 AFL-NFL merger to start in the season opener (Richard 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.
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…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…Vs. UCLA (Aug. 29): Hauled in four passes for 53 yards (13.3 avg.) and a TD in the season-opening win. Made a key play at the end of the first half, 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 return for a TD…At Ohio State (Sept. 7): Posted three receptions for 46 yards (15.3 avg.), including receptions of 21 and 20 yards…At Marshall (Sept. 28): Caught three passes for 42 yards (14.0 avg.), including a 13-yard TD in the second quarter, and scored again later in the quarter when he recovered a Cincinnati fumble at the Marshall 2-yard line and took it in for the score…Vs. Central Florida (Oct. 4): Led the team with 64 receiving yards on a season-high five receptions (12.8 avg.), including catches of 17 and 22 yards…At East Carolina (Nov. 2): Paced the team with a season-best 76 receiving yards and a TD on two receptions (38.0 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 73-yard reception in the first quarter down to the East Carolina 2-yard line that set up a TD two plays later…Vs. Connecticut (Nov. 9): Matched his career high with two TD receptions, 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.)…At Memphis (Nov. 29): Registered four receptions for 46 yards (11.5 avg.).
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…At Miami of Ohio (Sept. 8): Posted four receptions for a team-high 34 yards (8.5 avg.) and a TD, hauling in a 9-yard pass for a score in the fourth quarter…Vs. Alabama A&M (Sept. 15): Hauled in a 22-yard TD reception in the second quarter…Vs. Ohio (Sept. 22): Led the team with a career-high six receptions for 69 yards (11.5 avg.), with four of the catches picking up first downs…At Connecticut (Sept. 29): Posted a career-high 112 receiving yards on five catches (22.4 avg.), highlighted by a one-handed grab early in the second half that he took 38 yards for a TD…Vs. Tulane (Oct. 6): Paced the Bearcats with 49 yards receiving on three catches (16.3 avg.)…Vs. Navy (Nov. 3): Caught two passes for 39 yards (19.5 avg.), including an 11-yard TD catch in the second quarter…Vs. East Carolina (Nov. 23): Hauled in five passes for 64 yards (12.8 avg.), including a 30-yard TD grab in the first quarter.
2017: Saw action in seven contests and posted 11 receptions for 98 yards (8.9 avg.)…At Navy (Sept. 23): Posted a 14-yard reception…Vs. Marshall (Sept. 30): Posted a season-high four receptions for a season-best 30 yards (7.5 avg.)…Vs. Central Florida (Oct. 7): Registered a season-long 28-yard reception in the third quarter…At South Florida (Oct. 14): Caught three passes for 17 yards (5.7 avg.).
2016: Appeared in all 12 games, seeing time on offense and special teams…Posted four receptions for 47 yards (11.8 avg.)…Vs. Houston (Sept. 15): Posted his first collegiate reception, hauling in a season-long 28-yarder…At Tulsa (Nov. 25): Registered a season-best two catches for 15 yards (7.5 avg.).
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 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 and was teammates with Vikings QB Jake Browning and Bengals T Jonah Williams…Was a co-captain and starter for the basketball team that advanced to the Division II state championship in 2013-14.
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…Visited hospitals and a Boys & Girls Club while he was in college…Residence: Sacramento, Calif.
