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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | February 28, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Chattanooga (TN) Hixson | ||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2010 | |||||||||
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Tackles: | 285 |
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Sacks: | 1.0 |
Interceptions: | 6 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Josh Bullocks (born February 28, 1983) is an American football safety. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He is the identical twin of fellow NFL safety Daniel Bullocks.
He played college football at Nebraska. Bullocks has also been a member of the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders. In January 2015, he joined the Omaha Beef of Champions Indoor Football as an assistant coach.
Bullocks attended Hixson High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, along with his brother Daniel from 1997-2001. Josh and Daniel were both multi-sport standouts participating in track and field, as well as excelling in football. Josh played running back throughout his high school career while Daniel played quarterback. The Bullocks brothers led the Hixson Wildcats to four consecutive TSSAA football playoff appearances. Josh and Daniel were heavily recruited by several NCAA Division I schools including the University of Tennessee before deciding to attend the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. They graduated in 2001.
Bullocks played college football at Nebraska, where he started 28 games in three seasons. He had ten interceptions and 49 tackles in 2003, when he was a finalist to win the Jim Thorpe Award.