Joel Alexandre Balu Bouagnon (born March 28, 1995) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Northern Illinois University, and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2017. As of 2024, he is the jackman on Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 28, 1995 Pomona, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Aurora Christian Schools (Aurora, Illinois) |
| College: | Northern Illinois (2013–2017) |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
High school and college career
editBouagnon played high school football first at Central High School in Burlington, Illinois and then transferred to Aurora Christian High School in Aurora, Illinois.
Bouagnon committed to Northern Illinois in 2013 and as a true freshman appeared in four games.
By 2015, Bouagnon earned a First-team All-Mac selection as a running back running for 1,285 yards and 18 Touchdowns. Bouagnon's 18 rushing touchdowns were tied for 10th most in the FBS for the 2015 season. Bouagnon also led the MAC league with 108 points scored and finished second in rushing yards along with six 100 yard rushing games for the season.
In 2016 Bouagnon was selected for the Second-team All-MAC as a Running Back with 885 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 1+1⁄4 | 230 lb (104 kg) |
4.66 s | 1.56 s | 2.53 s | 4.42 s | 6.90 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
20 reps | |||
| All values are from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
editBouagnon signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[2] On August 3, 2017, he was waived/injured by the Bears and placed on injured reserve.[3] He was released on August 9, 2017.[4]
Green Bay Packers
editOn January 10, 2018, Bouagnon signed a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was released on October 9, 2018.[8]
Detroit Lions
editOn October 24, 2018, Bouagnon was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad, but was released three days later.[9][10]
New York Jets
editOn December 11, 2018, Bouagnon was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[11]
Salt Lake Stallions
editOn January 12, 2019, Bouagnon signed with the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[12] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Joel Bouagnon – Northern Illinois, RB : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2017). "Bears sign 13 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (August 3, 2017). "Bears switch out running backs, sign Joshua Rounds". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (August 9, 2017). "Bears Waive RB Joel Bouagnon From I.R. With Settlement".
- ^ "Packers sign RB Joel Bouagnon". Packers.com. January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign eight players to practice squad". Packers.com. September 2, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign RB Tra Carson, WR Keon Hatcher to practice squad". Packers.com. October 9, 2018.
- ^ "Lions add RB Bouagnon to practice squad, release TE Cunningham". Lions Wire. USA Today. October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Lions re-sign TE Cunningham to practice squad, release RB Bouagnon". Lions Wire. USA Today. October 27, 2018.
- ^ Lange, Randy (December 11, 2018). "RB Joel Bouagnon & LB Jonathan Celestin Signed to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "Salt Lake Stallions Daily Update". Our Sports Central. January 12, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.