Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (born April 30, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Washington and was drafted by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
_(cropped).jpg) Tryon-Shoyinka with the Buccaneers in 2021 | |||||||||||
| No. 9 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | April 30, 1999 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Hazen (Renton, Washington) | ||||||||||
| College: | Washington (2017–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Early years
Tryon-Shoyinka grew up in Renton, Washington and attended Hazen High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football. As a senior, he was named regional defensive lineman of the year by The Seattle Times. A 3-star defensive end recruit, Tryon-Shoyinka originally committed to play college football at Washington State but changed it to attend the University of Washington over offers from Eastern Washington, Oregon, and Utah.
College career
Tryon-Shoyinka redshirted his true freshman season at the University of Washington. As a redshirt freshman, he played in 12 games with 20 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack. Tryon-Shoyinka made 41 tackles with 12.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his redshirt sophomore season and was named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference. Following the Pac-12's original announcement that they would postpone the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tryon-Shoyinka announced that he would prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.68 s | 1.64 s | 2.69 s | 4.36 s | 7.18 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Tryon-Shoyinka was selected in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft by the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $11 million, on June 22, 2021.
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