Davin Joseph

Davin Joseph

Joseph on a United Service Organizations tour in Afghanistan in 2013
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Position:	Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1983-11-22) November 22, 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth:	Hallandale, Florida
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hallandale (FL)
College:	Oklahoma
NFL Draft:	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006–2013) St. Louis Rams (2014)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl (2008, 2011)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 116 Games started: 112 Player stats at NFL.com

Davin Joseph (born November 22, 1983) is a former American football guard. He played college football for the University of Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round (23rd overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams.

Joseph was born in Hallandale, Florida, and is of Haitian descent. He played high school football at Hallandale High School. While there he was a four-year starter at both guard and defensive line and played in a school-record 532 plays. During his senior year, he was the Broward County Defensive Player of the Year and was awarded All-State after recording 100 tackles and 24 sacks. He was also a two-time 2A state and a national wrestling champion at heavyweight in Florida.

Joseph played college football at Oklahoma. During his freshman year, he was named Freshman All-Big 12 by The Sporting News. As a senior, he was a consensus First-Team All-Big 12 selection. He finished his career playing in 50 games with 29 starts at guard and 11 starts at left tackle.

Joseph was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23rd overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. During his rookie season he started 12 of 13 games at right guard. In his second season in the NFL he became a full-time starter, starting all 16 games at right guard for the buccaneers. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl after the 2008 season as a substitute. On Jul 28, 2011, Joseph agreed to terms with the "Bucs" on a seven-year, $53 million contract including $19 million guaranteed. He was selected to his second Pro Bowl during the 2011 season.