Joe Thuney

Joe Thuney
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Thuney in the 2017 NFL season.
No. 62 – New England Patriots
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1992-11-18) November 18, 1992
Centerville, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school: Archbishop Alter
(Kettering, Ohio)
College: North Carolina State
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Games played: 37
Games started: 37
Player stats at NFL.com

Joseph Thuney (/ˈtuːni/ TOO-nee; born November 16, 1992) is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State.[1]

College career

Thuney played sparingly at NC State during his freshman year. He came into his redshirt sophomore year as the projected starting center but ended up starting the season opener at right tackle, the second game at right guard and the last 10 games at left tackle.[2] In his junior year he started at left guard and at left tackle his senior year. He became the first member of the NC State Wolfpack to be named an All-American since Jim Ritcher in 1979.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 4 1⁄2 in
(1.94 m)		 304 lb
(138 kg)		 32 1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 9 5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.95 s 1.71 s 2.84 s 4.54 s 7.47 s 28 1⁄2 in
(0.72 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 28 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4][5]

Thuney was drafted by the Patriots in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 78th overall selection, 13 picks before the Patriots drafted his teammate, quarterback Jacoby Brissett. Thuney won the starting left guard spot to start the season and remained the starter for all 16 regular-season games; according to Pro-Football-Reference.com, he played the highest number of snaps of any Patriot in 2016. He also started all three postseason games. On February 5, 2017, Thuney was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[6][7] The PFWA named Thuney to its 2016 All-Rookie Team at guard.[8] Thuney made it to his second straight Super Bowl when the Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship Game. The Patriots failed to repeat as Super Bowl Champions when they lost 41-33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article45383220.html
  2. ↑ http://gopack.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2892
  3. ↑ http://www.patriots.com/team/players/roster/joe-thuney
  4. ↑ "Combine Player Profiles – Joe Thuney". National Football League. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Joe Thuney Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved 14 February 2017. .
  6. ↑ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Mason, Chris (January 29, 2017). "Patriots notebook: Rookie guard Joe Thuney plays it cool". BostonHerald.com.
  8. ↑ Hill, Rich (January 17, 2017). "Patriots LG Joe Thuney named to PFWA 2016 All Rookie Team". PatsPulpit.com.
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