Josiah Deguara in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Cincinnati, 2016–⁠19

Josiah Deguara

Lettered 2015–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 83
Height
6′3″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Folsom, CA
Born
Feb 14, 1997

Josiah Deguara played tight end at Cincinnati (2016–⁠19). The Green Bay Packers took Deguara in round 3, No. 94 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
504
Receiving yards, 2019 (Cincinnati, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 94
Round 3, 2020 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Ohio, 2018112receiving yards, career highat UConn, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UConn, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Cincinnati44711.8028
2017Cincinnati11988.9028
2018Cincinnati3846812.3538
2019Cincinnati3950412.9773
Career921,11712.11273

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Cincinnati83TEFr.
2017Cincinnati83TESo.
2018Cincinnati83TEJr.
2019Cincinnati83TESr.6′3″240

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Cincinnati50.60––3.0–
2017Cincinnati140.34––4.8–
2018Cincinnati550.4638th (n=497)0.5325.46%
2019Cincinnati580.7983rd (n=499)0.5446.06%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Cincinnati 13 games, 39 catches, 504 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.UCLAW 24–⁠14453116–
Sep 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠42346021–
Sep 14vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠13242127–
Sep 28atMarshallW 52–⁠143421152
Oct 4vs.UCFW 27–⁠24564022–
Oct 12atHoustonW 38–⁠23222115–
Oct 19vs.TulsaW 24–⁠13224021–
Nov 2atEast CarolinaW 46–⁠43276173–
Nov 9vs.UConnW 48–⁠3545218–
Nov 16atSouth FloridaW 20–⁠1721006–
Nov 29atMemphisL 24–⁠34446019–
Dec 7atMemphisL 24–⁠29222012–
Jan 2 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠6312013–
2018 Cincinnati 13 games, 38 catches, 468 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atUCLAW 26–⁠1721008–
Sep 8atMiami (OH)W 21–⁠0434114–
Sep 15vs.Alabama A&MW 63–⁠7122122–
Sep 22vs.OhioW 34–⁠30669021–
Sep 29atUConnW 49–⁠75112138–
Oct 6vs.TulaneW 37–⁠21349031–
Oct 20atTempleL 17–⁠24325014–
Oct 27atSMUW 26–⁠2032209–
Nov 3vs.NavyW 42–⁠0239128–
Nov 10vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠23214013–
Nov 17atUCFL 13–⁠381505–
Nov 23vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠6564130–
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠311303–
2017 Cincinnati 5 games, 11 catches, 98 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atMiami (OH)W 21–⁠172905–
Sep 23atNavyL 32–⁠42114014–
Sep 30vs.MarshallL 21–⁠38430011–
Oct 7vs.UCFL 23–⁠51128028–
Oct 14atSouth FloridaL 3–⁠33317010–
2016 Cincinnati 4 games, 4 catches, 47 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10atPurdueW 38–⁠20––––−2
Sep 15vs.HoustonL 16–⁠40128028–
Sep 24vs.Miami (OH)W 27–⁠201404–
Nov 25atTulsaL 37–⁠4021509–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′2⅜″
Weight242 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9″
Wingspan75¼″W
40-yard dash4.72 s
10-yard split1.68 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press25 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Green Bay Packers11120
2021Green Bay Packers14252452
2022Green Bay Packers9131140
2023Green Bay Packers98650
2024Jacksonville Jaguars73140
2025Arizona Cardinals73211
NFL career47534713

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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