J. J. Arcega-Whiteside
José Joaquín Arcega-Whiteside (born December 31, 1996) is a Spanish-American professional American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford University.
JJ Arcega-Whiteside playing for Stanford in 2018 | |||||||||
No. 19 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Zaragoza, Spain | December 31, 1996||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Dorman (Roebuck, SC) | ||||||||
College: | Stanford | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early years
Arcega-Whiteside was born in Zaragoza, Spain and moved to South Carolina when he was six.[1] He attended Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina. During his career, he had 207 receptions for 3,779 yards and 38 touchdowns.[2][3] Arcega-Whiteside committed to Stanford University to play college football.
College career
After redshirting his first year at Stanford in 2015, Arcega-Whiteside played in 12 games as a sophomore, recording 24 receptions for 379 yards and five touchdowns.[4] As a junior in 2017, he had 48 receptions for 781 yards and nine touchdowns.[5][6] As a senior in 2018, he had a season record of 63 receptions for 1,059 yards and 14 touchdowns.[7] After the season, Arcega-Whiteside declared for the 2019 NFL Draft.[8]
Professional career
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 | ||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
33 1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9 1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
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All values from NFL Combine[9] |
Arcega-Whiteside was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (57th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft.[10][11] In Week 13, in the 37–31 loss to the Miami Dolphins, Arcega-Whiteside caught one pass for a 15 yards for his first NFL touchdown.[12]
Personal life
Both of his parents, Joaquín Arcega and Valorie Whiteside, played professional basketball in Spain. Valerie Whiteside played basketball collegiately at Appalachian State and is the all-time scorer in women's basketball for the Southern Conference. Two of Arcega's uncles, Fernando Arcega and José Arcega, also played basketball professionally in Spain and represented Spain in the Olympics.[13]
Arcega-Whiteside has a Christian tattoo on the left side of his chest.[14]
References
- FitzGerald, Tom (September 5, 2018). "Stanford's Spanish-born Arcega-Whiteside is en fuego". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- FitzGerald, Tom (September 14, 2017). "Stanford's J.J. Arcega-Whiteside went from world-traveler to go-to receiver". SFGate. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- Castello, Bob (December 4, 2014). "Dorman wideout Arcega-Whiteside receives Gatorade honor". Greenville News. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- "JJ Arcega-Whiteside 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- Dubow, Josh (September 5, 2018). "Dorman alum JJ Arcega-Whiteside emerges for Stanford". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- "JJ Arcega-Whiteside 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "JJ Arcega-Whiteside 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "Stanford WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside declares for draft". AP NEWS. January 4, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "Jose Arcega-Whiteside Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- Wesseling, Chris (April 26, 2019). "Eagles select Miles Sanders, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside". NFL.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- Frank, Reuben (April 27, 2019). "Why we all slept through Eagles draft pick JJ Arcega-Whiteside's Stanford career". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- "Bag of tricks helps Dolphins rally past Eagles 37-31". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- Gutman, Harold (September 8, 2018). "Stanford receiver gains an edge because of basketball skills". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- "JJ Arcega-Whiteside's Tattoos". Tattooino - famous tattoos. January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.