Joeckel with Texas A&M Aggies in 2011
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No. 76 Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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Position: | Guard | ||||||
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Date of birth: | November 6, 1991 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Arlington, Texas | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Arlington (TX) | ||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||
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Games played: | 35 |
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Games started: | 35 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Luke Tobias Joeckel (/ˈdʒoʊkəl/; born November 6, 1991) is an American football guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jaguars second overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M, starting all 37 games at left tackle from 2010–2012. In his final year of 2012, he won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the nation's top college football interior lineman, and was named a consensus All-American.
A native of Arlington, Texas, Joeckel attended Arlington High School, where he was an All-State offensive lineman as a senior in 2009. He anchored an offensive line that averaged just under 475 yards per game. His twin brother Matt Joeckel played quarterback for Arlington. His older brother David played offensive lineman at DePauw. Joeckel's father, David, now a trial lawyer in Fort Worth, was a four-year letterman and three-year starter as an offensive lineman at Texas Tech (teammates with Joe Walter), under coaches Rex Dockery and Jerry Moore, 1979–1982. And his grandfather, Reece Washington, played tight end for Texas Tech.