Joshua Pryor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | October 25, 1999 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Dunbar (Baltimore) | ||
| College: | Bowie State (2017–2022) | ||
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Joshua Zekiah Pryor (born October 25, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Bowie State and was signed by the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
Early life
[edit]Pryor was born on October 25, 1999, in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2] He began playing football at age five.[3] He attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore and was an unranked recruit.[4] He began his collegiate career with the NCAA Division II Bowie State Bulldogs in 2017.[5][6]
College career
[edit]Pryor redshirted his first year at Bowie State in 2017, appearing in no games.[5][6] In 2018, he appeared in 13 games and helped the Bulldogs win the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championship in 2018, totaling 55 tackles, fourth-best on the team, 20 tackles-for-loss, nine sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick.[5][6][7] For his performance, he was named first-team All-CIAA, the conference rookie of the year and to the CIAA All-Rookie team, additionally being chosen to the BoxToRow All-America team.[6]
In 2019, Pryor helped Bowie State repeat as CIAA champions while posting 12.5 sacks and being named the team defensive most valuable player, BoxToRow All-American and first-team All-CIAA.[7][8][9] He was also selected the Protect Your Skull Division II Defensive Player of the Year.[10] After the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was named second-team All-CIAA and helped the Bulldogs win a third-straight conference championship in 2021.[3][7][11] In his final season, 2022, Pryor led the Bulldogs with 47 tackles, posted 1.05 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles on his way to being named first-team All-CIAA, the CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and second-team Associated Press All-American.[12][13] He ended his collegiate career as the all-time school leader in sacks (32) and tackles-for-loss (77) and placed second in total tackles (245), additionally four forced fumbles.[12][14][15] He was invited to the HBCU Legacy Bowl and had two sacks in the game.[14][16] He graduated from Bowie State with a degree in communications.[15]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.85 s | 1.72 s | 2.65 s | 4.49 s | 7.60 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
20 reps | |
| All values from HBCU Combine/Pro Day[17] | ||||||||||||
Washington Commanders
[edit]After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Pryor was signed by the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent.[18] He was released during roster cuts August 28.[19] He was signed to the team's practice squad on October 10.[20] He was elevated to the active roster for the Commanders' Week 11 game against the New York Giants.[21] Pryor was signed to the active roster on December 14, 2023,[22] and was waived on May 7, 2024.
Cincinnati Bengals
[edit]On August 7, 2024, Pryor signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[23] On August 23, Pryor was released by the Bengals.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joshua Pryor Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Joshua Pryor". ESPN.
- ^ a b Simms, Barry (April 27, 2023). "Baltimore native hopes to be first Bowie State player drafted into NFL". WBAL-TV.
- ^ "Joshua Pryor". 247Sports.
- ^ a b c "Joshua Pryor Stats". FootballDB.com.
- ^ a b c d "Joshua Pryor Named to Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List". Bowie State Bulldogs. August 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c Hoffman, Jared (April 10, 2023). "Bowie State All-CIAA lineman Joshua Pryor invited to an NFL Pro Day". HBCU Sports.
- ^ "10 CIAA Football Standouts Earn BOXTOROW All-American Honors". Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. December 11, 2019.
- ^ "CIAA Announces 2019 Football All-Conference and Superlatives". Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Pryor". Bowie State Bulldogs.
- ^ "CIAA Announces 2021 Football All-Conference Teams and Superlatives". Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Pryor Named CIAA Defensive Player of the Year; Eight Bulldogs Named to 2022 All-CIAA Football Team". Bowie State Bulldogs. November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Brown named AP All-America; earns second national award". IUP Crimson Hawks. December 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Mosley, Kyle T. (April 27, 2023). "Joshua Pryor: The 'Underdog' Is Ready To Challenge The NFL's Big Dogs". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b Saxon, Jonathan (April 2023). "Bowie State Defensive Lineman Considered Top Prospect To Be NFL Draft Pick". Bowie State University.
- ^ Abraham, Scott (April 19, 2023). "Joshua Pryor looking to become first Bowie State player to be selected in the NFL Draft". WJLA-TV.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Joshua Pryor College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Flumm, Alex (April 29, 2023). "Bowie State standout Josh Pryor signs deal with Commanders". WDCW.
- ^ Fortier, Sam; Jhabvala, Nicki (August 28, 2023). "The Commanders made their first batch of roster cuts. Here's who's out". The Washington Post.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Selby, Zach (October 10, 2023). "Commanders place Darrick Forrest, Jeremy Reaves on IR among multiple roster moves". Washington Commanders.
- ^ Selby, Zach (November 18, 2023). "Commanders elevate RB Derrick Gore, DE Joshua Pryor from practice squad". Washington Commanders.
- ^ Manning, Bryan. "Commanders place LB Jamin Davis on season-ending IR". Commanders Wire. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bengals roster moves". Bengals.com. August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Bengals roster moves". Bengals.com. August 23, 2024.