Linebacker, Kentucky, 2011–15
Josh Forrest
Lettered 2012–15 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 45
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Paducah, KY
- Born
- Feb 24, 1992, in Paducah, Kentucky
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Josh Forrest played linebacker at Kentucky (2011–15). The Los Angeles Rams took Forrest in round 6, No. 190 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013N | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 | 1 |
| On file | 15 | 14 | 29 | 1.5 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kentucky | 45 | LB | |
| 2012 | Kentucky | 45 | LB | |
| 2013 | Kentucky | 45 | LB | |
| 2014 | Kentucky | 45 | LB | |
| 2015 | Kentucky | 45 | LB | 6′3″ |
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
2015 Kentucky 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Louisiana | W 40–33 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Louisville | L 24–38 | 1 |
2014 Kentucky 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | vs. UL Monroe | W 48–14 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Mississippi State | L 31–45 | 1 |
2013 Kentucky 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs. Florida | L 7–24 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (South team, won 27–16).
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ | |
| Weight | 249 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 11 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.53 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 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
2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 9 | 9 | 0 | 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.
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