Joshua Jobe (born April 9, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, winning a national championship in 2020.
| No. 29 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 9, 1998 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, Connecticut) | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama (2018–2021) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024 | |||||||||
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Early life
editJobe grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Christopher Columbus High School. He was rated a four star recruit and initially committed to play college football at the University of Miami.[1] Jobe transferred to Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut before his senior year due being ruled too old to play high school in Florida.[2] Jobe also re-opened his recruitment and ultimately flipped his commitment to Alabama in December 2017.[3][4][5]
College career
editJobe played in 14 games as a reserve defensive back as a true freshman, making eight total tackles.[6] He played in 12 games with two starts, one of which was the 2020 Citrus Bowl, in his sophomore season and recorded 28 tackles, one interception and three passes broken up.[7][8][9] Jobe was named a starter at cornerback going into his junior season.[10]
College statistics
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| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | FF | TD | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 39 | 95 | 34 | 129 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
182 lb (83 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
editAfter going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Jobe was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 30.[13] He was one of three 2022 undrafted players to make the Eagles' final roster, along with Josh Sills and Reed Blankenship.[14]
Jobe was waived by the Eagles on August 27, 2024.[15]
Seattle Seahawks
editOn August 29, 2024, the Seattle Seahawks signed Jobe to their practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11.[17]
References
edit- ^ Furones, David (April 6, 2017). "Miami commit Josh Jobe to play at prep school in Connecticut next year". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Miami commit Josh Jobe leaving south Florida for senior season, keeping recruitment open". USA Today. August 7, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan continues pursuit of Miami DB commit Josh Jobe". Detroit Free Press. August 9, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Saban Comes To Cheshire Academy To Visit Recruit Josh Jobe". Hartford Courant. December 7, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, Gerry (December 16, 2017). "CB Josh Jobe (No. 117) switches pledge from Miami to Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Byington, Alex (July 23, 2019). "LaBryan Ray, Josh Jobe could impress as potential first-time starters". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Suttles, Aaron (August 25, 2020). "A new-look Alabama secondary has plenty of reasons for optimism". The Athletic. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Hudson, Brett (December 29, 2019). "Alabama DB Josh Jobe a sure bet to deliver against Michigan in Citrus Bowl". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Potter, Charlie (August 26, 2020). "Josh Jobe playing with 'a lot more poise' ahead of junior season". 247Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Rodak, Mike (August 21, 2020). "Josh Jobe expected to start at cornerback for Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Joshua Jobe Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Josh Jobe, Alabama NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Kempski, Jimmy (May 1, 2022). "Analyzing the Eagles' reported 2022 undrafted free agent class". PhillyVoice. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Kempski, Jimmy (August 30, 2022). "Analysis of the Eagles' initial 2022 53-man roster". PhillyVoice. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Get your first look at the Eagles' initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Seahawks Sign Tyreke Smith & Josh Jobe To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Seahawks Sign CB Josh Jobe From Practice Squad; Waive Linebacker Tyrel Dodson". Seahawks.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.