Ethan Pocic
Ethan Pocic (/ˈpoʊzɪk/ POH-zik [1]) (born August 5, 1995) is an American football guard for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University.
Pocic in the 2018 NFL season | |||||||
No. 77 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||
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Position: | Guard | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Lemont, Illinois | August 5, 1995||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Lemont (Lemont, Illinois) | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||
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He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by SEC coaches as a junior in 2015.[2] As a senior in 2016, Pocic was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy.[3][4] That year, he was a first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press.[5]
Professional career
Pocic received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and helped the South defeat the North 16-15. During the Senior Bowl, he met with the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and Baltimore Ravens.[6] He also attended the NFL Combine and completed all the combine and positional drills. Although he attended LSU's Pro Day, he chose to only run positional drills for scouts and representatives. NFL draft experts and analysts projected Pocic to be a second or third round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. He was ranked the second best center in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN, was ranked the fourth best interior offensive lineman in the draft by NFL analyst Bucky Brooks, and was ranked the fifth best interior offensive lineman by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.[7][8][9][10][11]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
33 1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
10 1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.15 s | 1.82 s | 3.02 s | 4.81 s | 7.89 s | 27 in (0.69 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
26 reps | 27 |
All values from NFL Combine[12] |
The Seattle Seahawks selected Pocic in the second round (58th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[13]
Pocic made his first career start on October 22, 2017, against the New York Giants in Week 7.[14] In his rookie season, Pocic started five games at left guard in place of an injured Luke Joeckel and the final six games of the season at right guard in place of an injured Oday Aboushi, allowing only two sacks all season.[15] He was named to the 2017 PFWA All-Rookie Team after a solid rookie season.[16]
On October 11, 2019, Pocic was placed on injured reserve with a back injury.[17] He was designated for return from injured reserve on November 27, 2019, and began practicing with the team again.[18] He was activated on December 13, 2019.[19] He was placed back on injured reserve on December 31, 2019.[20]
References
- "VMAC Views - Weight Room with Ethan Pocic". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- Kalland, Robby (December 8, 2015). "2015 Coaches' All-SEC Team: Alabama leads the way with 10 selections". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/12/lsu_center_ethan_pocic_named_f.html
- http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_766b542c-bb22-11e6-b900-673fc348a615.html
- "It's a Sweep: No 1. Alabama Cleans up on AP All-SEC Team". ABC News. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- "Senior Bowl: South team roster". seniorbowl.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Ethan Pocic, DS #2 C, LSU". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "2017 NFL Draft Rankings: Top Prospects by Position". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Players". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- Bucky Brooks (April 25, 2017). "Bucky Brooks' 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/ethan-pocic?id=2557891
- Boyle, John (April 28, 2017). "Seattle Seahawks Select LSU Offensive Lineman Ethan Pocic With No. 58 Overall Pick In 2017 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
- https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/ethan-pocic-player-game-log
- https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/ethan-pocic-player-stats
- "2017 All-Rookie Team named". ProFootballWriters.org. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- Boyle, John (October 11, 2019). "Seahawks Promote Guard Jordan Roos & Tight End Jacob Hollister From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
- Patton, Andy (November 29, 2019). "Seahawks designate Ethan Pocic to return from injured reserve". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- "Rashaad Penny headed to injured reserve to make room for Ethan Pocic". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. December 13, 2019.
- Boyle, John (December 31, 2019). "Seahawks Place Ethan Pocic On Injured Reserve, Promote Kyle Fuller From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.