Signed to Green Bay's practice squad on Sept. 1, 2019 after being released on Aug. 31, 2019. Signed by Green Bay as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019…Played in 45 games with 32 starts over four seasons (2015-18) at Virginia Tech…Lined up as a starter at left tackle for two seasons (2016-17) before moving to right tackle for his senior season…Started 10 games at RT as a senior in 2018…Protected QB Ryan Willis, who finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2.67 TD-to-INT ratio, fourth in passing yards per game (226.3), fourth in pass efficiency (138.0) and fifth in total offense (244.8 ypg)…Helped Willis pass for 2,716 yards on 213-of-364 passing (58.5 percent) and tie QB Tyrod Taylor (2010) for the second-most TD passes (24) in a season in school history…Paved the way for a team rushing attack that totaled 2,266 yards and 19 TDs on 520 carries (4.3 avg.) with RB Steven Peoples leading the way with 786 yards and six TDs on 158 attempts (5.0 avg.)…Opened holes for the Hokies to register a season-high 318-yard rushing performance on 49 carries (6.5 avg.), including a career-high 156 yards and two TDs on 20 carries (7.8 avg.) from Peoples, at Old Dominion (Sept. 22)…Helped Willis earn ACC Quarterback of the Week honors at Duke (Sept. 29) after throwing for 332 yards and three TDs on 17-of-27 passing (63.0 percent)…Blocked for an offense that put together a game-winning 98-yard scoring drive at North Carolina (Oct. 13)…Played in nine games with eight starts at LT as a junior in 2017…Protected QB Josh Jackson, who set freshman program records for TD passes (20), passing yards (2,991) and 200-plus yard passing games (nine)…Helped Jackson rush for 101 yards and a TD on 11 carries (9.2 avg.) to go along with 15-of-26 passing (57.7 percent) for 235 yards and a TD vs. West Virginia (Sept. 3)…Blocked for Jackson as he completed 24 of 31 passes (77.4 percent) for 372 yards and five TDs (tied for most in a single game in school annals) at East Carolina (Sept. 16)…Also opened holes for a rushing attack that totaled a season-high 287 yards and three TDs on 62 attempts (4.6 avg.) in the game…Paved the way for RB Deshawn McClease to post his first career 100-yard rushing game with 124 yards on 18 carries (6.9 avg.) vs. Oklahoma State (Dec. 28) in the Camping World Bowl…Started all 14 games at LT as a sophomore in 2016…Blocked for record-setting QB Jerod Evans, who set single-season Virginia Tech marks for completions (268), passing yards (3,542) and passing TDs (29) and was named the ACC Newcomer of the Year by Athlon and The Associated Press…Also helped Evans lead the team in rushing with 846 yards and 12 TDs on 204 carries (4.1 avg.)…Protected Evans as he threw for a season-high 406 yards and two TDs on 24-of-40 passing (60.0 percent) at Pittsburgh (Oct. 27)…Helped Evans complete 32 of 45 passes (71.1 percent) for 316 yards, a TD and two INTs to go along with 75 rushing yards and two TDs on 18 carries (4.2 avg.) vs. Georgia Tech (Nov. 12)…Paved the way for a team rushing attack that compiled a season-high 289 yards and three TDs on 51 attempts (5.7 avg.), including 105 yards and two TDs on 15 carries (7.0 avg.) from FB Sam Rogers, vs. Virginia (Dec. 3)…Appeared in 12 contests as a true freshman in 2015…Played in more than 50 snaps vs. Ohio State (Sept. 7) and vs. Furman (Sept. 12)…Opened holes for the Virginia Tech rushing attack to post a season-high 299 yards and three TDs on 41 carries (7.3 avg.) in a win vs. Furman…Earned his degree in consumer studies…Signed with Virginia Tech in 2014, but spent the 2014 season at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy, playing on the defensive line…Rated as the No. 2 prep school recruit in the country, No. 1 defensive tackle and top prep player in Virginia in the 247Sports composite rankings…Ranked as the No. 29 player in the state by The Roanoke Times…Enrolled at Virginia Tech in January 2015 and participated in spring practice, where he moved from defensive end to offensive tackle…Attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., where he lettered in football and track and field…For the football team, starred on both the offensive line and defensive line…Earned all-area honors from Worrall Media…Played in the Phil Simms North-South All-Star Game…Won a NJSIAA state championship in shot put in 2014 in the Group 4 level…His parents are originally from Suriname, a country in South America...First name rhymes with Josh…Last name is pronounced NYJ-man…Lives in Maplewood, N.J. …Given name Yosuah Hesdy Nijman; born in Orange, N.J.
