Receiver, Ohio State, 2008–11
DeVier Posey
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Born
- Mar 15, 1990, in San Mateo, California
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DeVier Posey played receiver at Ohio State (2008–11). The Houston Texans took Posey in round 3, No. 68 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highat Purdue, 2009161receiving yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 20092receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Marshall, 2010Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2008 and 2009
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Ohio State | 11 | 117 | 10.6 | 1 | 25 |
| 2009* | Ohio State | 60 | 828 | 13.8 | 8 | 62 |
| 2010* | Ohio State | 53 | 848 | 16.0 | 7 | 62 |
| 2011 | Ohio State | 12 | 162 | 13.5 | 2 | 43 |
| Career | 136 | 1,955 | 14.4 | 18 | 62 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Ohio State | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009* | Ohio State | 1 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ohio State | 8 | WR | |
| 2009 | Ohio State | 8 | WR | |
| 2010 | Ohio State | 8 | WR | |
| 2011 | Ohio State | 8 | WR | 6′2″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Ohio State 3 games, 12 catches, 162 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 | vs. Penn State | L 14–20 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Nov 26 | at Michigan | L 34–40 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 43 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 17–24 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 11 | −6 |
2010 Ohio State 13 games, 53 catches, 848 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Marshall | W 45–7 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 19 | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. Miami | W 36–24 | 4 | 105 | 0 | 62 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Ohio | W 43–7 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 73–20 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 2 | at Illinois | W 24–13 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. Indiana | W 38–10 | 8 | 103 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Oct 16 | at Wisconsin | L 18–31 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. Purdue | W 49–0 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Oct 30 | at Minnesota | W 52–10 | 6 | 115 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs.Penn State | W 38–14 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 49 | – |
| Nov 20 | at Iowa | W 20–17 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs.Michigan | W 37–7 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 33 | – |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | W 31–26 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 43 | – |
2009 Ohio State 13 games, 60 catches, 828 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Navy | W 31–27 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. USC | L 15–18 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Toledo | W 38–0 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs.Illinois | W 30–0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 3 | atIndiana | W 33–14 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs.Wisconsin | W 31–13 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Oct 17 | atPurdue | L 18–26 | 9 | 87 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.Minnesota | W 38–7 | 8 | 161 | 2 | 62 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. New Mexico State | W 45–0 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 43 | – |
| Nov 7 | atPenn State | W 24–7 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 62 | 19 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Iowa | W 27–24 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 21 | atMichigan | W 21–10 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oregon | W 26–17 | 8 | 101 | 1 | 36 | – |
2008 Ohio State 6 games, 11 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Youngstown State | W 43–0 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs.Minnesota | W 34–21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 4 | atWisconsin | W 20–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs.Purdue | W 16–3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 18 | at Michigan State | W 45–7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Jan 5 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 21–24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (North team, won 23–13).
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ | |
| Weight | 211 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Houston Texans | 8 | 6 | 87 | 0 |
| 2013 | Houston Texans | 9 | 15 | 155 | 0 |
| 2014 | Houston Texans | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| NFL career | 18 | 22 | 272 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2018 | CFL | BC Lions |
| 2019 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2020–21 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2021 | CFL | BC Lions |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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