Joel Whitford
| No. 32 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
 Whitford with the Tiger-Cats in 2021 | |
| Born: | 7 January 1993 Neerim South, Victoria, Australia |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | Global |
| Position(s) | Punter |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| College | Santa Barbara City Washington |
| CFL draft | 2021G / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 |
| Drafted by | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2021–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career stats | |
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Joel Whitford (born 7 January 1993) is a professional Canadian football punter for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career[]
Whitford played college football for the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros in 2015.[1] After sitting out the 2016 season, he joined the Washington Huskies and played for the team from 2017 to 2019.[1][2]
Professional career[]
Whitford was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2021 CFL Global Draft and signed with the team on 28 April 2021.[3] Following 2021 training camp, he won the job as the team's punter and played in his first career professional game on 5 August 2021, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[2] He played in 12 regular-season games and had 68 punts with a 45.1-yard average.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Joel Whitford". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Joel Whitford". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats sign three 2021 CFL Global Draft picks". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. 28 April 2021.
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American football punters
- Australian players of American football
- Australian players of Canadian football
- Canadian football punters
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Santa Barbara City Vaqueros football players
- Sportspeople from Victoria (Australia)
- Washington Huskies football players