Henry Josey

Henry Josey
No. 33, 38
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 33)
Angleton, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Angleton (TX)
College:Missouri
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Henry Josey (born September 25, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a running back. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Missouri.

Early life

Josey is from Angleton, Texas. His father, Henry Neal, set a national high school record in the 100-meter dash in 1990.[1] Josey attended Angleton High School, where he began his football career as a linebacker in 2007. As a junior, he moved to the running back position and gained 1,267 rushing yards and scored 20 touchdowns. As a senior in 2009, he gained 1,369 yards rushing and scored 15 touchdowns.[2]

Also a standout track & field athlete, Josey earned a second-place finish in the 100-meters at the 2010 Region 3-4A Meet, recording a career-best time of 10.50 seconds.[3] He also competed as a long jumper, he got a personal-best mark of 6.48 meters at the 2009 Rice Bayou Classic, placing 6th.[4]

College career

2010 season

As a freshman for the 2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Josey gained 112 yards and scored three touchdowns (including a 62-yard touchdown run) in the season opener against McNeese State.[5] Over the course of the 2010 season, he totaled 437 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 76 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry.[6][7][8]

2011 season

As a sophomore, Josey became the starting running back for the 2011 Missouri Tigers football team.[9][10][11][12] In the third week of the season, Josey gained 263 rushing yards and scored three touchdowns on 14 carries against Western Illinois.[13][14] He reached the 263 yard mark in the first half and did not play in the second half.[15][16] The following week, he rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries against the No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners.[17]

During the 2011 regular season, Josey totaled 1,168 rushing yards on 145 carries for an average of 8.1 yards per carry.[6][18] He ranked second in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in yards per carry.[19] He also ranked 12th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with an average of 116.8 rushing yards per game.[20] His 2011 season ended short due to a severe knee injury.

2012 season

Josey missed spring football practice in 2012. Although he participated in pre-season practice with the team in August 2012, he did not play in any games during the season.[21][22][23] [24]

2013 season

Josey returned to play in all 14 games in 2013, rushing for 1,166 yards on 174 carries with 16 touchdowns. He finished his career with 2,771 yards on 395 carries, a Mizzou-best 7.0 yards per carry (minimum 300 attempts). After the season, he announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft.[25]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m) 		194 lb
(88 kg) 		4.43 s 1.52 s 2.47 s 4.13 s 7.07 s 34.5 in
(0.88 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[26]

Philadelphia Eagles

Josey signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 10, 2014. While Josey had a strong pre-season, he was released by the Eagles on August 29, 2014.[27]

Jacksonville Jaguars

He was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad on August 31, 2014.[28]

Minnesota Vikings

On December 24, 2014, Josey signed with the Minnesota Vikings off the Jaguars' practice squad.[29]

Toronto Argonauts

On May 26, 2015, Josey signed with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the 2015 season Josey carried the ball 16 times gaining 30 yards on the ground; he also caught four passes for 15 yards.

Ottawa Redblacks

Josey signed with the Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) on September 25, 2017.[30] He was released by the club on April 12, 2018.[31]

See also

References

  1. ^ David Claybourn (May 12, 2010). "Record still stands — 20 years later". The Herald Banner, Greenville, TX.
  2. ^ "Henry Josey". University of Missouri. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Region 3-4A Meet 2010 - Boys Final Results (FAT) (Raw)".
  4. ^ "Rice Bayou Classic 2009 - HS Results (Raw)".
  5. ^ Nate Latsch (September 11, 2010). "Josey leads Mizzou past McNeese State". Fox Sports Midwest.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b "Henry Josey". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ Tom Timmerman (November 4, 2010). "Freshman RB Josey is giving Mizzou a lift". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  8. ^ David Briggs (August 24, 2010). "NEWCOMER PROFILE: RB Henry Josey". Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  9. ^ "Mizzou's Josey is gaining confidence". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 22, 2011.
  10. ^ David Ubben (September 22, 2011). "Tigers' last back prepping for big challenge". ESPN.com.
  11. ^ Mike DeArmond (September 11, 2011). "Josey is THE tailback at Mizzou now". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.
  12. ^ Mike DeArmond (September 10, 2011). "Henry Josey ready to take over at running back for Mizzou". The Kansas City Star.
  13. ^ "Henry Josey runs wild in Missouri football win over Western Illinois". Columbia Missourian. September 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
  14. ^ "Henry Josey, Missouri trounce overmatched Western Illinois". ESPN.com.[dead link‍]
  15. ^ "Missouri tailback Henry Josey well-rested for top-ranked Oklahoma after 263-yard game". The Washington Post. September 21, 2011.[dead link‍]
  16. ^ R.B. Fallstrom (September 21, 2011). "Missouri RB Josey well-rested after 263-yard game". Houston Chronicle.
  17. ^ Mike DeArmond (September 25, 2011). "What we can say about Mizzou at 2-2". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  18. ^ Vahe Gregorian (October 19, 2011). "Henry Josey bursts forth for Mizzou". St. Louis Today.
  19. ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Rushing Statistics - 2011 (Yards Per Rush Attempt Leaders - Qualified)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  20. ^ "Statistics - Individual (Rushing)". ncaa.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  21. ^ "Missouri's Henry Josey has long recovery ahead from severe knee injury". Sporting News. May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  22. ^ Ben Cook (August 14, 2012). "Pinkel hopes Josey will be ready for opener". Lindy's Sports.
  23. ^ "Upbeat Josey eases back into the flow at Missouri camp". The Kansas City Star. August 4, 2012.
  24. ^ Ross Dellinger (August 3, 2012). "Josey says he has 'good chance' to play in 2012". Columbia Tribune. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  25. ^ Missouri’s Henry Josey declares for NFL Draft
  26. ^ "Henry Josey Stats, News and Video - RB". NFL.com.
  27. ^ "Eagles release former Missouri running back Henry Josey". kansascity. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  28. ^ Jacksonville Jaguars announce initial 2014 practice squad
  29. ^ Gates, Christopher (December 24, 2014). "Minnesota Vikings Sign Henry Josey". dailynorseman.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  30. ^ "REDBLACKS sign MacDonell, two others - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. September 25, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  31. ^ "Transactions | April 12, 2018 - Ottawa REDBLACKS". Ottawa REDBLACKS. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.