Joshuah Bledsoe (born December 30, 1998) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | December 30, 1998 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Dekaney (Spring, Texas) | ||
| College: | Missouri (2017–2020) | ||
| Position: | Safety | ||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 6 / pick: 188 | ||
| Career history | |||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Early life
editBledsoe attended Dekaney High School in Spring, Texas. He played safety, cornerback and running back in high school.[1] He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football.[2]
College career
editBledsoe played at Missouri from 2017 to 2020.[3][4][5] During his career, he had 130 tackles, one interception and one sack over 46 games.[6]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
204 lb (93 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
Bledsoe was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 188th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.[8] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[9] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 21, 2021.[10] He was placed on the reserve list to start the season.[11] He was activated on December 14.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on December 30 with a calf injury.[13]
On August 29, 2023, Bledsoe was waived by the Patriots and re-signed to the practice squad.[14][15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30.[16]
On August 28, 2024, Bledsoe was waived by the Patriots.[17]
References
edit- ^ Durando, Bennett (October 18, 2019). "From quarterback to safety, the making of Missouri's Josh Bledsoe". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Missouri football getting contributions from another under-the-radar freshman
- ^ Blum, Eric (October 30, 2020). "Focused Bledsoe making big-time plays for Mizzou defense". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Missouri, Chris BowieGateHouse. "Playing with confidence: Bledsoe emerges as stalwart for Mizzou defense". The Lake News Online.
- ^ Hochman, Benjamin (October 14, 2020). "Hochman: The 'h' in Joshuah stands for 'hero.' Mizzou's Bledsoe saved the day in win over LSU". STLtoday.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Matter, Dave (February 22, 2021). "Mizzou's Bledsoe hopes versatility pays off in NFL draft". STLtoday.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Draft Scout Joshuah Bledsoe, Missouri NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Draft results 2021: Patriots select Missouri safety Joshuah Bledsoe with the 188th overall pick". Pats Pulpit. SB Nation. May 1, 2021.
- ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21".
- ^ D'Abate, Mike (July 21, 2021). "Patriots Place Rookies Stevenson, Bledsoe and McGrone on NFI List". SI.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Safety Joshuah Bledsoe activated to the 53-man roster; Guard Alex Redmond placed on injured reserve; Released linebacker Calvin Munson". Patriots.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Patriots Place S Joshuah Bledsoe on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Patriots sign 15 players to the practice squad". Patriots.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Moves". Patriots.com. December 30, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.