• Last name is pronounced duh-gwa-rah.
• Posted 1,117 receiving yards at the University of Cincinnati, 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.
• Earned first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors as a senior in 2019 after leading the Bearcats with 39 receptions for 504 yards (12.9 avg.) and seven TDs.
• His 504 receiving yards in 2019 were the second most in a season by a TE in school annals, trailing only Travis Kelce's 722 yards in 2012.
• Selected by the Packers in the third round (No. 94 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, the highest-drafted player out of the University of Cincinnati since Kelce was picked No. 61 overall by Kansas City in 2013.
• Posted 240 catches for 3,274 yards (13.6 avg.) and 42 TDs at Folsom (Calif.) High School, including 114 receptions for 1,671 yards (14.7 avg.) and 24 TDs as a senior as he earned all-state honors from MaxPreps.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Selected by the Packers in the third round (No. 94 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, becoming the highest-drafted player from the University of Cincinnati since Chiefs TE Travis Kelce in 2013 (No. 61 overall). 
• Became just the fifth player from the University of Cincinnati to be drafted by Green Bay, joining Brandon Underwood (2009), Jay Bachman (1967), Ron Kostelnik (1961) and Fred Redeker (1947).
• Posted 1,117 receiving yards at the University of Cincinnati, 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.
• Appeared in 46 games with 27 starts during his four seasons with the Bearcats and posted 12 TD receptions.
• Earned first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors as a senior in 2019 after leading the Bearcats with 39 receptions for 504 yards (12.9 avg.) and seven TDs.
• His 504 receiving yards in 2019 were the second most in a season by a TE in school annals, trailing only Kelce's 722 yards in 2012.
• As a junior in 2018, earned second-team All-AAC recognition after ranking No. 2 on the Bearcats with 38 catches for 468 yards (12.3 avg.) and five TDs.
• Posted 240 catches for 3,274 yards (13.6 avg.) and 42 TDs at Folsom (Calif.) High School, including 114 receptions for 1,671 yards (14.7 avg.) and 24 TDs as a senior as he earned all-state honors from MaxPreps.
• Helped his high school post a 30-1 record over his final two seasons, including a CIF Division I state title as a senior in 2014.
• Earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree in sports administration.

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.).

2015: Redshirted.

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 as 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 as a junior in 2013…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.