![]() Hull at the St. Louis Rams 2013 training camp
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No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | May 21, 1987 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | State College, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Spring Mills (PA) Penns Valley | ||||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 254 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2013 | |||||||||
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Tackles: | 25 |
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Sacks: | 0.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Joshua Lynn Hull (born May 21, 1987) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Penn State.
Hull grew up in Millheim, Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles east of State College, Pennsylvania. He attended Penns Valley High School, where he played football under coach Martin Tobias. He was a three-year starter, serving as team captain and defensive captain as a senior. Hull was selected first-team all-conference on defense after his senior season and was a team captain in the 2006 Lezzer Lumber Classic. He was also a three-year letterman on the baseball team, earning first-team all-conference accolades as an outfielder.
A former walk-on, Hull became a starter in 2008 when pre-season All-American Sean Lee suffered a season-ending knee injury in spring practice. Hull was the starter for all 13 games that season, finishing as the second leading tackler behind NaVorro Bowman with 66 tackles, one quarterback sack, and one interception. He had a game-high nine tackles in the 2009 Rose Bowl.
Hull was also recognized for academics while at Penn State. He was a member of the Dean's List and was named an Academic All-Big Ten scholar-athlete, while majoring in environmental systems engineering. He was named a 2008 Academic All-American, and an inaugural recipient of a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award for the 2008-09 academic year.