Joe Dahl (born April 9, 1993) is a former American football guard. He played college football at Washington State. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Joe Dahl
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Dahl with the Detroit Lions in 2019
No. 66
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 31)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Spokane (WA) University
College:Washington State
NFL draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 151
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:44
Games started:21
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career edit

After graduating from University High School and spending one year at the University of Montana and another sitting out as a transfer student, Dahl stepped into the starting lineup for Washington State and stayed there for the next three years. He started at left guard in 2013 before moving out to left tackle for their bowl game. He stayed at left tackle the next two seasons. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference and USA Today second-team All-American accolades at left tackle in 2015.[1]

Professional career edit

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 4+18 in
(1.93 m)
304 lb
(138 kg)
33+18 in
(0.84 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
5.18 s 1.81 s 3.18 s 4.77 s 7.64 s 31 in
(0.79 m)
9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)
28 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Dahl was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round, 151st overall, of the 2016 NFL Draft.[3]

In his rookie season, he played in six games.[4]

On September 26, 2017, Dahl was placed on injured reserve with a leg injury.[5] He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on December 9, 2017.[6]

On August 6, 2019, Dahl signed a two-year contract extension with the Lions.[7] He was named the Lions starting left guard to begin the season. He started the first 13 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 14, 2019.[8]

On September 19, 2020, Dahl was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was activated on October 17.[10] He was released after the season with a "failed physical" designation on March 15, 2021.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "WSU Cougars' Mike Leach is co-Pac-12 Coach of the Year; Luke Falk, Gabe Marks, Joe Dahl named to All-Pac-12 first team". Seattle Times. December 1, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Joe Dahl". nfl.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Twentyman, Tim (April 30, 2016). "Detroit Lions draft tackle Joe Dahl". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Joe Dahl 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lions sign free agent G Tim Lelito". DetroitLions.com. September 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Lions activate G Joe Dahl from Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Report: Detroit Lions give G Joe Dahl two-year extension". Pride Of Detroit. August 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lions sign RB Wes Hills and T Dan Skipper to active roster from practice squad". DetroitLions.com. December 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLion.com. September 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (October 17, 2020). "Lions activate Joe Dahl from IR, promote David Blough from practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  11. ^ Risdon, Jeff (March 15, 2021). "Lions release veteran guard Joe Dahl". USAToday.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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