JJ Arcega-Whiteside
Arcega-Whiteside (2018) |
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Philadelphia Eagles - No. 19 | |
Wide receiver | |
Date of birth: December 31, 1996 | |
Place of birth: Utebo , Spain | |
Height: 1.88 m | Weight: 102 kg |
NFL debut | |
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2019 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
Career | |
College : Stanford | |
NFL Draft : 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57 | |
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Current status: Active | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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Captured passports | 10 |
Captive yards | 169 |
Touchdowns | 1 |
Statistics at NFL.com | |
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com |
José Joaquín "JJ" Arcega-Whiteside (born December 31, 1996 in Utebo , Spain ) is a Spanish -American American football player on the position of the wide receiver . He played college football for Stanford University and has been with the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League (NFL) since 2019 .
Early years
Arcega-Whiteside was born in Utebo, Spain. His parents were professional basketball players. When Arcega-Whiteside was six years old, the family moved to South Carolina . There Arcega-Whiteside attended Dorman High School in Roebuck . In addition to football, he also played basketball and was active as a sprinter.
college
From 2015 to 2018 he played college football for the Stanford Cardinal in the NCAA Division I FBS.
In total, he caught 135 balls for 2,219 yards in four years and managed 28 touchdowns . With fourteen touchdowns in 2018, he equaled the record at his college. Arcega-Whiteside was a semi-finalist in the Fred Biletnikoff Award election .
NFL
Arcega-Whiteside was selected 57th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2nd round in the 2019 NFL Draft . This makes him the first Spaniard to be selected in an NFL draft.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guillermo Garcia: JJ Arcega makes NFL history after joining Philadelphia Eagles. In: Marca . April 27, 2019, accessed on August 29, 2019.
- ↑ a b Enrique Mellado: NFL's latest Spanish pioneer. In: Marca . April 28, 2019, accessed on August 29, 2019.
- ↑ a b Dustin Dorsey: Meet the Bay Area NFL Draft Prospects: Stanford Wide Receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside on abc7news.com, April 27, 2019, accessed on August 29, 2019.
- ↑ College statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed August 29, 2019.
- ↑ Daniel Gómez: JJ Arcega-Whiteside, primer español en el elegido 'draft' de la NFL. In: El País . April 28, 2019, Retrieved August 29, 2019 (Spanish).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Arcega-Whiteside, JJ |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arcega-Whiteside, José Joaquín (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hispanic American Football Player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1996 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Utebo , Spain |