Henry Josey Explained

Henry Josey
Number:33, 38
Position:Running back
Birth Date:September 25, 1991
Birth Place:Angleton, Texas
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:186
High School:Angleton (TX)
College:Missouri
Undraftedyear:2014
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Henry Josey (born September 25, 1991) is an American former football player who was a running back. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Missouri.

Early years

Josey is from Angleton, Texas. His father, Henry Neal, set a national high school record in the 100-meter dash in 1990.[1] Josey attended Angleton High School, where he began his football career as a linebacker in 2007. As a junior, he moved to the running back position and gained 1,267 rushing yards and scored 20 touchdowns. As a senior in 2009, he gained 1,369 yards rushing and scored 15 touchdowns.[2]

Also a standout track & field athlete, Josey earned a second-place finish in the 100-meters at the 2010 Region 3-4A Meet, recording a career-best time of 10.50 seconds.[3] He also competed as a long jumper, he got a personal-best mark of 6.48 meters at the 2009 Rice Bayou Classic, placing 6th.[4]

College career

2010 season

As a freshman for the 2010 Missouri Tigers football team, Josey gained 112 yards and scored three touchdowns (including a 62-yard touchdown run) in the season opener against McNeese State.[5] Over the course of the 2010 season, he totaled 437 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 76 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry.[6] [7] [8]

2011 season

As a sophomore, Josey became the starting running back for the 2011 Missouri Tigers football team.[9] [10] [11] [12] In the third week of the season, Josey gained 263 rushing yards and scored three touchdowns on 14 carries against Western Illinois.[13] [14] He reached the 263 yard mark in the first half and did not play in the second half.[15] [16] The following week, he rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries against the No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners.[17]

During the 2011 regular season, Josey totaled 1,168 rushing yards on 145 carries for an average of 8.1 yards per carry.[6] [18] He ranked second in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in yards per carry.[19] He also ranked 12th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with an average of 116.8 rushing yards per game.[20] His 2011 season ended short due to a severe knee injury.

2012 season

Josey missed spring football practice in 2012. Although he participated in pre-season practice with the team in August 2012, he did not play in any games during the season.[21] [22] [23] [24]

2013 season

Josey returned to play in all 14 games in 2013, rushing for 1,166 yards on 174 carries with 16 touchdowns. He finished his career with 2,771 yards on 395 carries, a Mizzou-best 7.0 yards per carry (minimum 300 attempts). After the season, he announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft.[25]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Josey signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 10, 2014. While Josey had a strong pre-season, he was released by the Eagles on August 29, 2014.[26]

Jacksonville Jaguars

He was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad on August 31, 2014.[27]

Minnesota Vikings

On December 24, 2014, Josey signed with the Minnesota Vikings off the Jaguars' practice squad.[28]

Toronto Argonauts

On May 26, 2015, Josey signed with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the 2015 season Josey carried the ball 16 times gaining 30 yards on the ground; he also caught four passes for 15 yards.

Ottawa Redblacks

Josey signed with the Ottawa Redblacks (CFL) on September 25, 2017.[29] He was released by the club on April 12, 2018.[30]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Herald Banner, Greenville, TX. May 12, 2010. Record still stands — 20 years later. David Claybourn.
  2. Web site: Henry Josey. University of Missouri. https://web.archive.org/web/20110101013933/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/josey_henry00.html. dead. January 1, 2011.
  3. Web site: Region 3-4A Meet 2010 - Boys Final Results (FAT) (Raw).
  4. Web site: Rice Bayou Classic 2009 - HS Results (Raw).
  5. News: Josey leads Mizzou past McNeese State. Fox Sports Midwest. September 11, 2010. Nate Latsch.
  6. Web site: Henry Josey. ESPN.com.
  7. News: Freshman RB Josey is giving Mizzou a lift. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Tom Timmerman. November 4, 2010.
  8. News: NEWCOMER PROFILE: RB Henry Josey. David Briggs. August 24, 2010. Columbia Daily Tribune. September 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404023107/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/aug/24/newcomer-profile-rb-henry-josey/. April 4, 2012. dead.
  9. News: Mizzou's Josey is gaining confidence. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 22, 2011 .
  10. News: Tigers' last back prepping for big challenge. ESPN.com. September 22, 2011. David Ubben.
  11. News: Mike DeArmond . Josey is THE tailback at Mizzou now . Kansas City Star . September 11, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328020823/http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2044 . March 28, 2012 .
  12. News: Henry Josey ready to take over at running back for Mizzou. Mike DeArmond. The Kansas City Star. September 10, 2011.
  13. News: Henry Josey runs wild in Missouri football win over Western Illinois . Columbia Missourian . September 17, 2011 . https://archive.today/20120723074417/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/09/17/henry-josey-runs-wild-missouri-football-win-over-western-illinois/ . dead . July 23, 2012 .
  14. News: Henry Josey, Missouri trounce overmatched Western Illinois. ESPN.com.
  15. News: Missouri tailback Henry Josey well-rested for top-ranked Oklahoma after 263-yard game. The Washington Post. September 21, 2011 .
  16. News: R.B. Fallstrom. Missouri RB Josey well-rested after 263-yard game. Houston Chronicle. September 21, 2011.
  17. News: What we can say about Mizzou at 2-2 . Mike DeArmond . Kansas City Star . September 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927183116/http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2080 . September 27, 2011 .
  18. News: Henry Josey bursts forth for Mizzou. Vahe Gregorian. October 19, 2011. St. Louis Today.
  19. Web site: NCAA Division I-A Player Rushing Statistics - 2011 (Yards Per Rush Attempt Leaders - Qualified). ESPN.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090910023739/http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/yardsPerRushAttempt. dead. September 10, 2009. November 27, 2011.
  20. Web site: Statistics - Individual (Rushing). ncaa.com. November 27, 2011.
  21. News: Missouri's Henry Josey has long recovery ahead from severe knee injury. Sporting News. May 3, 2012. August 16, 2012. May 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505122358/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-05-03/henry-josey-knee-surgery-missouri-tigers-running-back-recovery. dead.
  22. News: Pinkel hopes Josey will be ready for opener. Ben Cook. Lindy's Sports. August 14, 2012.
  23. News: Upbeat Josey eases back into the flow at Missouri camp. August 4, 2012. The Kansas City Star.
  24. News: Josey says he has 'good chance' to play in 2012. Ross Dellinger. Columbia Tribune. August 3, 2012. August 16, 2012. https://archive.today/20130119141209/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/aug/03/josey-says-he-has-good-chance-play-2012/?tigerextra. January 19, 2013. dead.
  25. http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/07/4734824/missouris-henry-josey-declares.html Missouri’s Henry Josey declares for NFL Draft
  26. News: Eagles release former Missouri running back Henry Josey. kansascity. April 13, 2018. en.
  27. http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2014/8/31/6089583/jacksonville-jaguars-practice-squad-roster-2014 Jacksonville Jaguars announce initial 2014 practice squad
  28. Web site: Minnesota Vikings Sign Henry Josey . dailynorseman.com . December 24, 2014 . December 24, 2014 . Gates, Christopher.
  29. News: REDBLACKS sign MacDonell, two others - CFL.ca. September 25, 2017. CFL.ca. April 13, 2018. en-US.
  30. News: Transactions April 12, 2018 - Ottawa REDBLACKS. April 12, 2018. Ottawa REDBLACKS. April 13, 2018. en-US.

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