Jonathan Compas
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jonathan Compas
| image =
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| number = 61
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|01|09}}
| birth_place = Orange, California
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 283
| high_school = Carlsbad (CA)
| college = UC Davis
| undraftedyear = 2009
| pastteams =
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2009}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2011}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 15
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 0
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
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Jonathan Compas (born January 9, 1986) is a former American football center. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2009 after playing college football at UC Davis.
Compas has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, and Washington Redskins.
Early years
Compas is the youngest of two children of Gerald and Linda Compas (née Fitzgibbon). He is the grandson of Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr. and nephew of Richard B. Fitzgibbon III.{{cite news|last=Swift|first=Deborah Petersen|title=Veteran's Family Finds Peace At Last|url=https://www.courant.com/1999/06/01/veterans-family-finds-peace-at-last-a-father-and-son-reunited/|access-date=January 3, 2011|newspaper=Hartford Courant|date=June 1, 1999}} He is the great-nephew of Alice Fitzgibbon Rose DelRossi, a former Stoneham, Massachusetts, politician and selectwoman.
College career
After graduating from Carlsbad High School in 2004, Compas played football at UC Davis. In 2004, he was redshirted and later selected as Scout Defense Player of the Week after the Northern Colorado game. The following year, he started the first six games as right guard, before being sidelined by injury. In 2006, he started all eleven games at right tackle and picked up one tackle (on an interception) early in the third quarter against cross town rival Sacramento State University. That same year he was an All-American pick by The Sporting News. Then in 2007, he earned second consecutive GWFC all-academic honors while managing to start eleven games.“[http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Compas,Jonathan,61],” Player Profile. UC Davis Aggies, 2009. (Retrieved 2009-09-26.) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910050049/http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Compas,Jonathan,61 |date=2009-09-10 }}{{cite web |title=Jonathan Compas52 |url=http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/compas_jonathan00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105152555/http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/compas_jonathan00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |website=UC Davis Aggies: Football |publisher=UCDavisAggies.com |accessdate=17 July 2018 }}
Professional career
Before his career with the Buccaneers, Compas signed with the Oakland Raiders as a free-agent in April 2009.“[https://web.archive.org/web/20160806200641/http://raiderbeat.com/?p=2189 Raiders Sign Undrafted G Jonathan Compas],” RaiderBeat.com April 29, 2009. (Retrieved 2009-09-29.)“[http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Compas,Jonathan,61 Jonathan Compas],” Player Profile. Buccaneers.com (Retrieved 2009-09-29.) On September 1, 2009, he was claimed off waivers from the Oakland Raiders by Tampa Bay.“[https://web.archive.org/web/20141205030727/http://www.kffl.com/player/21391/nfl/news/jonathan-compas Jonathan Compas],” KFFL.com September 16, 2009. (Retrieved 2009-09-30.)“[http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=7276 Compas Claim Among Roster Moves],” Buccaneers.com September 1, 2009. (Retrieved 2009-09-30.) He was released by the Buccaneers on September 4, 2010. Following his release from the Buccaneers, Compas was picked up by the New England Patriots. Compas holds a masters degree from University of San Diego in business administration.
References
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External links
- [http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Compas,Jonathan,61 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110105152555/http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/compas_jonathan00.html UC Davis Aggies bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Orange, California
Category:American football centers
Category:Players of American football from Carlsbad, California
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:UC Davis Aggies football players