Josh Huff
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Josh Huff
| image = File:2019, 83, Josh Huff.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Huff with the Calgary Stampeders in 2019
| current_team =
| number = 11, 13, 15, 9
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 202
| high_school = Nimitz (Houston, Texas)
| college = Oregon (2010–2013)
| draftyear = 2014
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 86
| pastteams = * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Arizona Hotshots ({{AAF Year|2019}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2019}}–{{CFL Year|2021}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2021}})
| status =
| cflstatus =
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 51
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 523
| statlabel3 = Return yards
| statvalue3 = 1,182
| statlabel4 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 6
| pfr = HuffJo00
}}
Josh Huff (born October 14, 1991) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. Huff played college football at Oregon. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Hotshots, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts.
Early life
Huff attended Nimitz High School in Houston, Texas, where he was a letterman in football and track. In football, he played on the same team as fellow NFL player Marion Grice. He played quarterback, wide receiver, running back and cornerback for the Cougars, accumulating nearly 2,000 yards of total offense as a senior, as he rushed for 1,147 yards and 11 touchdowns and threw for 856 more yards. He was named a 2008 Class 5A second-team all-district on offense.
In addition to football, Huff also competed as a sprinter for the school's track & field team. He recorded a personal-best time of 10.86 seconds in the 100 meters on his way to a second-place finish at the 19-5A district meet as a junior.{{Cite web|url=http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=895839|title = Joshua Huff}} He was also a member of the 4 × 200m relay squad.
{{College athlete recruit start|40=yes|collapse=no|year=2010}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Josh Huff
| position = WR
| hometown = Houston, Texas
| highschool = Nimitz
| feet = 5
| inches = 10
| weight = 185
| 40 = 4.4
| commitdate = January 22, 2010
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 4
| espn grade = 76
}}
{{College athlete recruit end
| 40 = yes
| year = 2010
| rivals ref title = 2010 Oregon Football Commitments
| scout ref title = 2010 Oregon Football Commits
| espn ref title = ESPN
| rivals school = oregon
| scouts = 128
| espn schoolid = 2483
| scout overall = 36 (WR)
| rivals overall = 7 (WR)[http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/football/recruiting/player-Josh-Huff-98672 Josh Huff – Yahoo! Sports]
| espn overall = 99 (WR)[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16779/josh-huff Josh Huff – ESPN Recruiting]
| accessdate = January 17, 2014
| bball =
}}
College career
File:Josh huff oregon 2012.jpg
Huff attended the University of Oregon from 2010 to 2013. During his career, he caught 144 passes for 2,366 yards and 24 touchdowns. In his senior year, he broke the school record for receiving yards in a single season with 1,140 yards, the previous record was 1,123 yards and was set in 1970.
He was also named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference in both his junior and senior seasons.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11+1/4
| weight = 206
| dash = 4.51
| ten split = 1.57
| twenty split = 2.58
| shuttle = 4.12
| cone drill = 6.96
| vertical = 35.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench = 14
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 31+1/4
| hand span = 9+3/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine[http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/josh-huff?id=2543746 NFL Combine Profile][http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=108737&draftyear=2014&genpos=WR NFL Draft Scout Profile]
}}
=Philadelphia Eagles=
Huff was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft with the 86th overall pick, reuniting Huff with former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly.{{cite web|title=Eagles Select Oregon WR Josh Huff In Third|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Select-Oregon-WR-Josh-Huff-In-Third/7f3e17bc-116a-4ce7-bd4a-07146189382a|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=July 8, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914223949/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Select-Oregon-WR-Josh-Huff-In-Third/7f3e17bc-116a-4ce7-bd4a-07146189382a|url-status=dead}} On May 13, he signed a four-year deal with the team.
In 2014, Huff had a 107-yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans, the longest play in Eagles history. While Huff saw limited action as a wide receiver in 2014, his play time began to increase in 2015. In week five against the New Orleans Saints he caught his first touchdown from Sam Bradford. Against the Miami Dolphins he caught another touchdown but the Eagles were not able to win the game, eventually losing 20–19. The following week Huff caught another touchdown pass, this time from Mark Sanchez (filling in for an injured Bradford), but the Eagles lost 45–17. In 2015, after only catching 8 passes for 24 yards in his first 5 games, Huff had his best game of the young season in a win against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings, catching all 4 of his targets for 39 yards and returning a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Huff followed this up with only 1 catch for 9 yards against the Dallas Cowboys but also had a 53-yard return.
On November 1, 2016, Huff was arrested with marijuana and a firearm in his vehicle. Despite statements by coach Doug Pederson that Huff would still play the following week,{{cite web|title=Eagles WR Huff still available to play despite arrest|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17953188/philadelphia-eagles-wr-josh-huff-available-play-arrest|website=ESPN.com|date=November 2, 2016}} Huff was released by the Eagles on November 3.{{cite web|title=Eagles Release WR Josh Huff|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Release-WR-Josh-Huff/60f1787d-7545-4dbd-bc67-766d0222bef3|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=November 3, 2016}}
=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=
Huff was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 7, 2016.{{cite web|title=Buccaneers Sign WR Josh Huff|url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Buccaneers-Sign-WR-Josh-Huff/05dbad4c-0d9a-49b5-a04d-19e441ad25cf|author=Kania, Joe|date=November 7, 2016|website=Buccaneers.com|access-date=November 7, 2016|archive-date=November 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052913/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Buccaneers-Sign-WR-Josh-Huff/05dbad4c-0d9a-49b5-a04d-19e441ad25cf|url-status=dead}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2016.{{cite web|title=Josh Huff Promoted to Replace Cecil Shorts|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/josh-huff-promoted-to-replace-cecil-shorts-18216783|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=December 6, 2016}} On September 2, 2017, Huff was released by the Buccaneers.{{cite web|title=Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53|url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Wide-Variety-of-Moves-Gets-Bucs-to-53/229beb34-4568-4236-8cc8-4ad794feb408|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208151620/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Wide-Variety-of-Moves-Gets-Bucs-to-53/229beb34-4568-4236-8cc8-4ad794feb408|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2017|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=September 2, 2017}}
=New Orleans Saints=
File:09, Josh Huff, Nov 16, 2021.jpg
On January 18, 2018, Huff signed a reserve/future contract with the New Orleans Saints.{{cite web|title=Saints Signing WR/KR Josh Huff To Futures Deal|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/saints-signing-wr-kr-josh-huff-futures-deal/|date=January 18, 2018}} On March 19, 2018, Huff was suspended two games for violating the league's policies on substances for abuse and personal conduct stemming from a November 2016 arrest.{{cite web|title=Saints wide receiver Josh Huff suspended 2 games for 2016 incident: source|url=http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2018/03/saints_josh_huff_suspension.html|author=Katzenstein, Josh|website=NOLA.com|date=March 19, 2018}} He was released on August 21, 2018.{{cite web|title=Saints cut Josh Huff|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/08/21/saints-cut-josh-huff/|author=Alper, Josh|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|date=August 21, 2018}}
=Arizona Hotshots=
In January 2019, Huff joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).{{cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/arizona-hotshots-daily-update-saturday-january-5-2019/n-5434543|title=Arizona Hotshots Daily Update Saturday, January 5, 2019|work=Our Sports Central|date=January 5, 2019|access-date=February 5, 2019}} He was placed on injured reserve on March 7, 2019.
=Calgary Stampeders=
After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Huff signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 8, 2019. In his first season in the league, he played in 10 games, catching 37 passes for 491 yards with one touchdown. After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Huff chose to opt-out of his contract with the Stampeders on August 31, 2020.{{cite news |title=Receiver Josh Huff among Stampeders granted opt-out |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/08/31/receiver-josh-huff-among-stampeders-granted-opt/ |website=CFL.ca |date=August 31, 2020 |access-date=October 5, 2020}} He re-signed with the Stampeders on December 22, 2020.{{cite news |title=Stampeders sign receiver Josh Huff |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/12/22/stampeders-sign-receiver-josh-huff/ |website=CFL.ca |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=December 23, 2020}} Huff played in nine games for the Stampeders in 2021, catching 37 passes for 507 yards. With only two games left in the regular season, Huff was released by the Stampeders on November 5, 2021.{{Cite web|author=TSN ca Staff|date=2021-11-05|title=Calgary Stampeders release wide receiver Josh Huff - TSN.ca|url=https://www.tsn.ca/calgary-stampeders-release-wide-receiver-josh-huff-1.1716949|access-date=2021-11-08|website=TSN|language=en}}
=Toronto Argonauts=
On November 9, 2021, it was announced that Huff had signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.{{cite news |title=Argos add trio: Huff, Coleman, Sheldon |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2021/11/09/argos-add-trio-huff-coleman-sheldon/ |website=Toronto Argonauts |date=November 9, 2021}} He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2022/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 12, 2022}}
=NFL statistics=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|Team !! rowspan=2|GP ! ! colspan=5|Receiving ! ! colspan=7|Rushing ! ! colspan=5|Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | Att | Yds | TD | FC | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 || PHI
| 12 || 8 || 98 || 12.3 || 0 || 44 || 1 || 7 || 7.0 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 14 || 415 || 1 || 0 || 107T | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 || PHI
| 11 || 20 || 224 || 11.2 || 3 || 41 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 224 || 0 || 0 || 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 || PHI TB | 10 || 16 || 103 || 6.4 || 1 || 17 || 4 || 15 || 3.8 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 324 || 1 || 0 || 98T | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|Career || 33 || 44 || 425 || 9.7 || 4 || 44 || 5 || 22 || 4.4 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 37 || 963 || 2 || 0 || 107 |
References
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External links
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