Luke Joeckel
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No. 76 Jacksonville Jaguars
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| Offensive tackle | |||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: November 6, 1991 | |||
| Place of birth: Arlington, Texas | |||
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Career information
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| High school: Arlington (TX) | |||
| College: Texas A&M | |||
| NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |||
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Unsigned draft pick | |||
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Career highlights and awards
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Luke Edward Joeckel (English pronunciation: /ˈdʒəʊkəl/;[1] born November 6, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Texas A&M University, won the Outland Trophy and was a consensus All-American in 2012.[2][3][4] He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the second overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Early years
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.[5] His older brother David played offensive lineman at DePauw.[6] 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.[7] And his grandfather, Reece Washington, played tight end for Texas Tech.[7]
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Joeckel was listed as the No. 5 offensive tackle prospect of the class of 2010, behind only Seantrel Henderson, Robert Crisp, Shon Coleman, and James Hurst.[8] Despite growing up as a Red Raiders fan, Joeckel chose Texas A&M over Texas Tech. He also had offers from Alabama, Louisiana State, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, among others.
College career
Joeckel attended Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 2010 to 2012. He enrolled in January 2010, and went through the Aggies spring drills.[9] As a true freshman in 2010, Joeckel started all 13 games at left tackle. The Aggies averaged over 165.8 rushing yards per game and featured a 100-yard rusher in nine games, six of which belong to Cyrus Gray. Joeckel earned Freshman All-American honors by the Football Writers Association of America and Scout.com.[10][11]
As a sophomore in 2011, Joeckel started all 13 games again and was a second team All-Big 12 selection.[12] He was part of an Aggies offensive front that allowed just nine sacks in 13 games, and allowed Ryan Tannehill to set school records for total (490.2 yards per game), passing (291.1 yards) and scoring (39.1 points) offense.
In his junior year, Joeckel started all 13 games at left tackle, protecting freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel's blind side as he went on to pass for 3,706 yards over the season, earning him Heisman, Manning, and O'Brien honors. Joeckel himself was recognized as a unanimous All-American selection. NFL scouts praised his performance against Louisiana State's talented defensive line, in which Joeckel matched-up well against defensive end Sam Montgomery. “I think he is better than Joe Thomas and Matt Kalil,” one NFL GM said according to Pro Football Weekly.[13]
Professional career
2013 NFL Draft
By midseason, Joeckel was projected as a top-10 selection in the 2013 NFL Draft by Sports Illustrated.[14] Ranking him No. 1 on their "Big Board", CBS Sports projects Joeckel as the first offensive tackle to be selected with the first overall draft pick since Jake Long in 2008.[15] On January 8, 2013, Joeckel announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility.[16] According to CBS Sports, Joeckel lacks the "natural tools" of 2012 No. 4 pick Matt Kalil, but "is considered the more polished lineman out of the college ranks."[17]NFL.com analysts Gil Brandt, Brian Billick, Scott Pioli, and Charles Davis predicted that Joeckel will be the No. 1 pick.[18] In late January, Sports Illustrated also projected Joeckel to be the No. 1 selection.
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 6 in | 306 lb | 34 ¼ in | 10 ⅛ in | 5.30 s | 4.68 s | 7.40 s | 28 ½ in | 8 ft 10 in | 27 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[19] | |||||||||||||||||||
After the combine, Sports Illustrated still projected Joeckel to be the first player selected overall.[20] In March 2013, Pat Kirwan of CBSSports.com, projected Joeckel to be selected fourth overall, by the Philadelphia Eagles.[21] A week before the draft, the Chiefs were consensually believed to take an offensive tackle at No. 1,[22] after having traded for quarterback Alex Smith.[23] Their decision reportedly came down to Joeckel and Eric Fisher.[22] The Chiefs selected Fisher, allowing Joeckel to fall to the Jaguars, who selected him second overall.[24] Joeckel is the first Aggies offensive linemen selected in the first round since Richmond Webb in 1990.
References
- ^ The German surname Jöckel/Joeckel is actually pronounced [ˈjœkl̩].
- ^ CBS NFL Draft Scout
- ^ NFL Draft Scout Big Board
- ^ Michigan's Taylor Lewan paces top college offensive linemen
- ^ Arlington Twins Play in Cotton Bowl
- ^ Brother of David Joeckel '10 in Running for Outland Trophy
- ^ a b Former Arlington High tackle Luke Joeckel builds on family legacy of blockers
- ^ Rivals.com offensive tackles 2010
- ^ Sabin, Rainer (April 17, 2010). "Joeckel brothers, stars at Arlington, get a head start at Texas A&M". Dallas Morning News.
- ^ http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2010/allamerica110110.html
- ^ http://cfn.scout.com/2/1031165.html
- ^ 2011 Football All-Big 12 Awards Announced
- ^ Nawrocki, Nolan (October 21, 2012). "OLT Joeckel rises to big challenge vs. LSU". Pro Football Weekly.
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tony_pauline/11/08/nfl-2013-draft-midseason-top-50/index.html
- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/story/21430254/big-board-linemen-rule-the-board-as-the-big-bowl-games-await
- ^ Joeckel Declares for NFL Draft
- ^ Aggie LT Joeckel to enter NFL Draft
- ^ "NFL Mock Draft Central". National Football League. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=109032&draftyear=2013&genpos=OT
- ^ Banks, Don (February 27, 2013). "2013 NFL Mock Draft 2.0". SI.com.
- ^ Kirwan, Pat (March 5, 2013). "Mock draft No. 2: Chiefs' moves open door for Milliner to go No. 1". CBSSports.com.
- ^ a b "Chiefs likely to take a tackle with first pick". Kansas City Star. April 16, 2013.
- ^ "Report: 49ers agree to trade Alex Smith to the Chiefs". Yahoo! Sports. February 27, 2013.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (April 25, 2013). "Luke Joeckel to Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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