Joshua Nesbitt

American football player (born 1988)

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American football player

Joshua Nesbitt

Nesbitt with the Buffalo Bills in August 2011

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Position:| Safety
Personal information
Born:|  (1988-04-15) April 15, 1988 (age 36)
Greensboro, Georgia, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
College:| Georgia Tech
Undrafted:| 2011
Career history

* Buffalo Bills (2011)

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-ACC (2009)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joshua Leonard Nesbitt (born April 15, 1988) is a former American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was formerly the starting quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

## Early life

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Nesbitt attended Greene County High School in Greensboro, Georgia from 2003 to 2007. He was regarded as Georgia's number one recruit at quarterback as a senior and the number 12 QB in the nation. Nesbitt was named to the Scout.com national Hot 100 (No. 76) and the Rivals 250, and was the No. 4 overall prospect in Georgia according to Scout.com. He was also rated the No. 9 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals. Nesbitt was a two-time, first-team all-state selection and the Class AA Offensive Player of the Year as a junior. He was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 and preseason Super 11 team before his senior year.

As a junior at Greene County High under Coach Larry Milligan, Nesbitt passed for 2,833 yards with 31 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,252 yards and 22 scores. As a senior, he passed for 2,256 yards and 32 touchdowns with just four interceptions, and 134-of-222 passes completed. Nesbitt also rushed for 493 yards on 93 carries and scored eight touchdowns. He added four interceptions in two seasons on defense.[1]

## College career

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### Freshman season

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As Taylor Bennett's backup, Nesbitt was brought in for rushing during his freshman season under coach Chan Gailey.

Nesbitt rushing in Georgia Tech's 2010 season opener

### Sophomore season

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In 2008, Nesbitt earned the starting quarterback job under new Tech coach Paul Johnson for his option offense.

### Junior season

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The 2009 season saw Nesbitt rush for 1037 yards and 18 touchdowns. Nesbitt also had 1701 yards through the air with 10 touchdowns. He led the Yellow Jackets to an ACC Championship Game and a BCS bowl game. The Jackets finished the season with an 11–3 record following the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl loss to Iowa. Nesbitt was honored as the 2009 ACC first-team quarterback. He was joined on the all-conference team by Jonathan Dwyer, Demaryius Thomas, Cord Howard, Sean Bedford, Derrick Morgan, and Morgan Burnett, all of whom were on the 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team alongside Nesbitt.

### Senior season

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After returning for his senior year, Nesbitt suffered a broken right arm after attempting a tackle on November 4, 2010, vs. Virginia Tech. He missed the remainder of the season, but not before setting some impressive records at his position. With 2,806 career rushing yards, Nesbitt rushed for more yards than any quarterback in ACC history and over 1,000 yards more than any quarterback in Georgia Tech history. He also rushed for 35 career touchdowns— six more than any quarterback in the history of the ACC and 16 more than any Yellow Jacket quarterback before him.[2]

## Professional career

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Nesbitt went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft but was signed by the Buffalo Bills as a defensive back. On September 3, 2011, he was cut from the Bills' final 53-man roster, but was signed to the practice squad the following day. Nesbitt was signed to the Bills 53-man roster as a safety on November 15, 2011.[3] He was waived/injured by the Bills on August 22, 2012, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 24.

## See also

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* List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets starting quarterbacks
* Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football statistical leaders
* 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
* 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
* 2010 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

## References

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1. ^ "Joshua Nesbitt Bio - Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - RamblinWreck.com". September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
2. ^ "ACC's Super Seniors for 2010". ESPN. November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
3. ^ "Nesbitt signed to Bills practice squad | Georgia Tech". Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

## External links

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* Media related to Josh Nesbitt at Wikimedia Commons

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets starting quarterbacks

* Stafford Nash (1892)
* John Kimball (1893)
* John E. Smith (1894)
* Wight (1896)
* Manly (1899)
* Maddox (1900)
* Brinson (1902)
* Alfred Monsalvatge (1903)
* Butler (1904–1905)
* Chip Robert (1906, 1908)
* W. H. Hightower (1907)
* T. S. Wilson (1909)
* Piggy Johnson (1910)
* Bill Coleman (1911)
* Alf McDonald (1912–1913)
* Froggie Morrison (1914–1916)
* Al Hill (1917)
* Red Barron (1918)
* Shorty Guill (1919)
* Jack McDonough (1919–1922)
* Pinkey Hunt (1923)
* Fred Moore (1924)
* Ike Williams (1925)
* John Brewer (1926)
* Bob Durant (1927–1928)
* Earl Dunlap (1929–1930)
* Marshall Flowers (1931)
* Roy McArthur (1932)
* Shorty Roberts (1933–1934)
* Fletcher Sims (1935–1937)
* Joe Bartlette (1938)
* Billy Beers (1939)
* Johnny Bosch (1940–1941)
* Pat McHugh (1942)
* Eddie Prokop (1943–1944)
* Ed Holtsinger (1945)
* Frank Broyles (1946)
* Jimmy Southard (1947–1949)
* Darrell Crawfard (1950–1951)
* Bill Brigman (1952–1954)
* Pepper Rodgers (1953–1954)
* Ron Vann (1955–1956)
* Wade Mitchell (1955–1956)
* Fred Braselton (1957–1959)
* Stan Gann (1960–1961)
* Billy Lothridge (1961–1963)
* Jerry Priestly (1964)
* Kim King (1965–1967)
* Larry Good (1968)
* Jack Williams (1969)
* Eddie McAshan (1970–1972)
* Jim Stevens (1973)
* Rudy Allen (1974)
* Danny Myers (1975)
* Gary Lanier (1976–1977)
* Mike Kelley (1978–1981)
* Jim Bob Taylor (1982)
* John Dewberry (1983–1985)
* Rick Strom (1986–1987)
* Darrell Gast (1987)
* Todd Rampley (1988)
* Shawn Jones (1989–1992)
* Donnie Davis (1993, 1995)
* Tom Luginbill (1994)
* Joe Hamilton (1996–1999)
* George Godsey (2000–2001)
* A. J. Suggs (2002)
* Reggie Ball (2003–2006)
* Taylor Bennett (2005–2007)
* Joshua Nesbitt (2008–2010)
* Tevin Washington (2010–2012)
* Vad Lee (2013)
* Justin Thomas (2014–2016)
* Matthew Jordan (2016)
* TaQuon Marshall (2017–2018)
* Tobias Oliver (2018–2019)
* Lucas Johnson (2019)
* James Graham (2019)
* Jeff Sims (2020–2022)
* Jordan Yates (2021)
* Zach Gibson (2022)
* Zach Pyron (2022, 2024)
* Haynes King (2023–2024)

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