Joshua Garnett

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Joshua Garnett
No. 65, 63
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1994-02-21) February 21, 1994 (age 30)
Auburn, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Puyallup (Puyallup, Washington)
College:Stanford (2012–2015)
NFL draft:2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:22
Games started:11
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joshua Samuel Garnett (born February 21, 1994) is an American former professional

Washington Football Team
.

Early years

A native of

South Puget Sound League Lineman of the Year. After his senior season ended, Garnett participated in the Under Armour All-America Game
.

Regarded as a five-star recruit by

offensive guard prospect in the class of 2012, behind only Jordan Simmons.[1] He chose Stanford over scholarship offers from Michigan and Notre Dame, among others.[2]

College career

As a

offensive line since Kirk Chambers in 2000.[3] Stanford eventually also started freshmen Kyle Murphy and Andrus Peat
on the offensive line. In his sophomore year, Garnett played another 14 games.

In his junior season, Garnett took over as

unanimous All-American
as a senior in 2015.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 4+38 in
(1.94 m)
312 lb
(142 kg)
33+78 in
(0.86 m)
10+18 in
(0.26 m)
5.32 s 1.84 s 3.05 s 4.64 s 7.62 s 29 in
(0.74 m)
8 ft 3 in
(2.51 m)
30 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[4]

The

injured reserve after having knee surgery.[8]

Garnett played in the 2018 season opener but then dislocated his toe missing 6 games afterwards. In practice on November 20, 2018, Garnett broke his thumb which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[9] On May 2, 2019, the 49ers declined the fifth-year option on his contract before being released on August 31, 2019.[10][11]

Detroit Lions

On February 3, 2020, Garnett signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions but was waived on August 9, 2020.[12][13]

Washington Football Team

Garnett signed with the

Washington Football Team on August 21, 2020.[14] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 and October 3 for the team's weeks 3 and 4 games against the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[16][17] He was promoted to the active roster on October 9, 2020.[18] The team announced his retirement on October 20, 2020.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking – Rivals.com offensive guards 2012".
  2. ^ "Josh Garnett commitment: the impact". Scout.com. January 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Stanford at Colorado: At a glance". San Jose Mercury News. November 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Joshua Garnett". National Football League.
  5. ^ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Spotrac.com: Joshua Garnett contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  7. SFGate.com
    . September 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "49ers Cut Roster Down to 53 Players". 49ers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  9. ^ Williams, Doug (November 20, 2018). "Yet Another Injury Will Sideline Joshua Garnett". nbcbayarea.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "49ers won't exercise Joshua Garnett's fifth-year option". Niners Nation. May 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "49ers Announce 53-man Roster". 49ers.com. August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (February 3, 2020). "Lions sign former first-round guard Joshua Garnett". NFL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 9, 2020.
  14. ^ Alper, Josh (August 21, 2020). "Washington signs Joshua Garnett and David Steinmetz, waives Thaddeus Moss". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "Washington Football Team Signs 13 Players To Its Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  16. ^ "Washington Football Team Elevates LB Jared Norris And G Joshua Garnett From The Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. September 26, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  17. ^ @WashingtonNFL (October 3, 2020). "We have elevated G Joshua Garnett from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Alper, Josh. "Washington puts Steven Sims on injured reserve, signs Joshua Garnett". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  19. ^ Alper, Josh. "Washington announces Joshua Garnett's retirement". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

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