Josh DeBerry
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 10, 2001 Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | De La Salle (Warren, Michigan) |
| College | Boston College (2019–2022) Texas A&M (2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Joshua Michael DeBerry (born August 10, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles and the Texas A&M Aggies.
Early life
[edit | edit source]DeBerry grew up in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan and attended De La Salle Collegiate High School. In his senior season, DeBerry notched 36 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, seven pass deflections, and two interceptions, while also adding 30 receptions for 687 yards and eight touchdowns, and rushing for 123 yards and a touchdown.[1] Coming out of high school, DeBerry was rated as a three-star prospect where he held offers from schools such as Northwestern, Boston College, Buffalo, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, and Northwestern.[2] DeBerry ultimately decided to commit to play college football for the Boston College Eagles.[3][4]
College career
[edit | edit source]In DeBerry's four years with Boston College, he played in 39 games where he totaled 158 tackles with 14 being for a loss, 19 pass deflections, and four interceptions[5] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, DeBerry decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
DeBerry decided to transfer to play for the Texas A&M Aggies.[7][8] In DeBerry's debut with the Aggies he posted 10 tackles, a sack, a pass deflection, and an interception in a 52-10 win over New Mexico.[9] DeBerry finished the 2023 season posting 39 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack, nine pass deflections, and two interceptions.[10]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
184 lb (83 kg) |
29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.56 s | 1.63 s | 2.63 s | 4.34 s | 7.25 s | 32 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[11] | ||||||||||||
DeBerry signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2024.[12] He was waived on August 26.[13]
DeBerry signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on January 29, 2025.[14]
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