2020 SEASON: Appeared in all 16 games, seeing limited action on offense and special teams…Also played in both postseason contests…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Made his NFL debut, appearing on seven plays on special teams (field goals and extra points)…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Saw his first NFL action from scrimmage, taking over at LT for Bakhtiari for the final five plays of the game with the Packers leading, 42-21…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Played LT for the final four snaps of the game with the Packers holding a big lead…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Came in at LT for Bakhtiari for the final two snaps of the game (kneel-downs)…Vs. Tennessee (Dec. 27): Came in at LT for Bakhtiari for the final three plays of the game (kneel-downs) with the Packers leading, 40-16.
2019: Was inactive for three games (Weeks 13-15) before being placed on injured reserve (elbow) on Dec. 21…Was signed to the active roster from the practice squad on Nov. 26, 2019, after spending the first 11 games of the season on the practice squad…2019 Draft: Signed by Green Bay as an undrafted free agent on May 3.
COLLEGE: Played in 45 games with 32 starts over four seasons at Virginia Tech, lining up as a starter at LT for two seasons (2016-17) before moving to RT for his senior season in 2018...Enrolled at Virginia Tech in January 2015 and participated in spring practice, where he moved from DE to OT…Earned his degree in consumer studies…Senior season (2018): Started 10 games at RT and protected QB Ryan Willis, who finished No. 3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2.67 TD-to-INT ratio, No. 4 in passing yards per game (226.3) and pass efficiency (138.0), and No. 5 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…Helped pave the way for the Hokies to rush for 2,266 yards and 19 TDs on 520 carries (4.3 avg.)…Junior season (2017): Played in nine games with eight starts at LT and protected QB Josh Jackson, who set freshman program records for TD passes (20), passing yards (2,991) and 200-plus-yard passing games (nine)…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…Sophomore season (2016): Started all 14 games at LT and blocked for QB Jerod Evans, who set single-season school 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 lead the way for a rushing attack that compiled a season-high 289 yards and three TDs on 51 attempts (5.7 avg.) vs. Virginia (Dec. 3)…Freshman season (2015): Appeared in 12 contests, playing more than 50 snaps vs. Ohio State (Sept. 7) and vs. Furman (Sept. 12) as he helped open holes for the Hokies to post a season-high 299 yards and three TDs on 41 carries (7.3 avg.) in the win vs. Furman.
PERSONAL: Given name Yosuah Hesdy Nijman…First name rhymes with Josh and last name is pronounced NY-man…Born in Orange, N.J. …His parents are originally from Suriname, a country in South America…High school: Attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., where he earned all-area honors from Worrall Media…Starred on both the offensive line and defensive line…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…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.
