| Raymond Vohasek | |
| Position: | Nose tackle |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | McHenry, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 311 |
| High School: | McHenry East |
| College: | College of DuPage (2017–2018) North Carolina (2019–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 227 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Tackles |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Pass breakups |
| Statlabel4: | Defensive touchdowns |
| Pfr: | VohaRa00 |
Raymond Vohasek (born March 8, 1999) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at DuPage and North Carolina.
Vohasek grew up in McHenry, Illinois.[1] He attended McHenry East High School and played six different positions, including offensively guard, fullback, and tight end, while on defense nose guard, middle linebacker and defensive end.[2] Although a top player at McHenry East, Vohasek received no Division I offers and committed to play college football for the College of DuPage Chaparrals.[3] [4]
At the College of DuPage in 2017, Vohasek posted a team-leading 8.5 sacks and additionally tallied 33 tackles, 14 of which were for a loss.[5] He posted these numbers despite having played through a torn labrum the entire season.[6] He did not play and redshirted the 2018 season to allow his shoulder to heal.[6] Vohasek was ranked by 247Sports a three-star junior college recruit and the best player in the state of Illinois.[7] He transferred to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2019.[8]
In his first season with the Tar Heels, Vohasek made 12 appearances and totaled 15 tackles, one sack and 5.0 tackles-for-loss.[7] The following year, he started all 11 games and posted 29 tackles, placed third on the team with 7.0 tackles-for-loss, and recorded two pass breakups with four quarterback hurries, earning honorable mention all-conference honors.[7] Vohasek again earned honorable mention all-conference honors in 2021, after making 38 tackles, 4.0 for-loss, one sack, three pass breakups and four hurries.[7] He started the first five games of the 2022 season, collecting 14 tackles and one tackles-for-loss, before suffering a season-ending injury.[9] Vohasek finished his stint at North Carolina with 41 games played, including 29 as a starter, 96 tackles, 17 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks.[9]
Vohasek was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.[10] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[11]