Josh Huff
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | October 14, 1991||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Nimitz (Houston, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Oregon (2010–2013) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Josh Huff (born October 14, 1991) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. Huff played college football at Oregon. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Hotshots, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts.
Early years
Huff attended
In addition to football, Huff also competed as a sprinter for the school's track & field team. He recorded a personal-best time of 10.86 seconds in the
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Josh Huff WR |
Houston, Texas | Nimitz | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.4 | Jan 22, 2010 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: WR)[3]
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College career
Huff attended the University of Oregon from 2010 to 2013. During his career, he caught 144 passes for 2,366 yards and 24 touchdowns. In his senior year, he broke the school record for receiving yards in a single season with 1,140 yards, the previous record was 1,123 yards and was set in 1970.
He was also named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference in both his junior and senior seasons.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.51 s | 1.57 s | 2.58 s | 4.12 s | 6.96 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
14 reps | |
All values from |
Philadelphia Eagles
Huff was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft with the 86th overall pick, reuniting Huff with former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly.[6] On May 13, he signed a four-year deal with the team.
In 2014, Huff had a 107-yard opening
On November 1, 2016, Huff was arrested with marijuana and a firearm in his vehicle. Despite statements by coach Doug Pederson that Huff would still play the following week,[7] Huff was released by the Eagles on November 3.[8]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Huff was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 7, 2016.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2016.[10] On September 2, 2017, Huff was released by the Buccaneers.[11]
New Orleans Saints
On January 18, 2018, Huff signed a reserve/future contract with the New Orleans Saints.[12] On March 19, 2018, Huff was suspended two games for violating the league's policies on substances for abuse and personal conduct stemming from a November 2016 arrest.[13] He was released on August 21, 2018.[14]
Arizona Hotshots
In January 2019, Huff joined the
Calgary Stampeders
After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Huff signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 8, 2019. In his first season in the league, he played in 10 games, catching 37 passes for 491 yards with one touchdown. After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Huff chose to opt-out of his contract with the Stampeders on August 31, 2020.[16] He re-signed with the Stampeders on December 22, 2020.[17] Huff played in nine games for the Stampeders in 2021, catching 37 passes for 507 yards. With only two games left in the regular season, Huff was released by the Stampeders on November 5, 2021.[18]
Toronto Argonauts
On November 9, 2021, it was announced that Huff had signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.[19] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.[20]
NFL statistics
Year | Team | GP | Receiving | Rushing | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | Att | Yds | TD | FC | Lng | |||
2014 | PHI | 12 | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 415 | 1 | 0 | 107T |
2015 | PHI | 11 | 20 | 224 | 11.2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
2016 | PHI TB |
10 | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 98T |
Career | 33 | 44 | 425 | 9.7 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 963 | 2 | 0 | 107 |
References
- ^ "Joshua Huff".
- ^ Josh Huff – Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Josh Huff – ESPN Recruiting
- ^ NFL Combine Profile
- ^ NFL Draft Scout Profile
- ^ McPherson, Chris (May 9, 2014). "Eagles Select Oregon WR Josh Huff In Third". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Eagles WR Huff still available to play despite arrest". ESPN.com. November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Eagles Release WR Josh Huff". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. November 3, 2016.
- ^ Kania, Joe (November 7, 2016). "Buccaneers Sign WR Josh Huff". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 6, 2016). "Josh Huff Promoted to Replace Cecil Shorts". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Saints Signing WR/KR Josh Huff To Futures Deal". January 18, 2018.
- ^ Katzenstein, Josh (March 19, 2018). "Saints wide receiver Josh Huff suspended 2 games for 2016 incident: source". NOLA.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 21, 2018). "Saints cut Josh Huff". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Arizona Hotshots Daily Update Saturday, January 5, 2019". Our Sports Central. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "Receiver Josh Huff among Stampeders granted opt-out". CFL.ca. August 31, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Stampeders sign receiver Josh Huff". CFL.ca. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (November 5, 2021). "Calgary Stampeders release wide receiver Josh Huff - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Argos add trio: Huff, Coleman, Sheldon". Toronto Argonauts. November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
External links
- Media related to Josh Huff at Wikimedia Commons
- Oregon Ducks bio