2016 Football Roster
Sep 27 (Sat)
TBA
Roster
Austin Joyner
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Marysville, Wash.
- High School:
- Marysville-Pilchuck
2018: Announced on Oct. 11 that his playing career was at an end, for medical reasons ... will remain on scholarship at the UW until graduation ... played in each of the first four games of the season before having to retire ... two tackles against Auburn in the season opener ... made four stops in the win over North Dakota ... named the coaches' special teams player of the game for the UND game.
2017: Played in 11 games, making 10 starts ... made six tackles, including two for a loss, in the Husky win over Fresno State ... earned first start in the Pac-12-opening win at Colorado, where he made six tackles ... two tackles, one of them for a loss, in a start at Oregon State ... three stops in the UW win over Cal ... three tackles, including a sack, in the Arizona State game ... had a sack in a start vs. UCLA ... one tackle in the 38-3 win over Oregon ... five tackles, one of them for a loss, at Stanford ... five tackles, all solo, in the win over Utah ... two tackles and a fumble recovery in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... made six tackles and had an interception vs. Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl ... won the Chuck Niemi Big Hit Award at the UW postseason banquet.
2016: Played in 12 of 14 games in 2016 ... saw action at defensive back and as a kick returner in the win over Rutgers ... had one tackle and one kick return vs. the Scarlet Knights ... played in the Huskies' win at Arizona, returning two kickoffs ... made a pair of tackles in the victory over No. 7 Stanford ... made one tackle in the Huskies' 70-21 win at Oregon ... had a tackle and his first career interception in the Huskies' win over Oregon State, earning the UW's special teams player of the week award from the coaches ... had a tackle in the win at No. 17 Utah and in the victory at Cal ... one stop in the USC game ... two stops in the Huskies' Pac-12 Championship Game win over Colorado.
2015: Saw action in the Huskies' season opener at Boise State, primarily on special teams ... also saw playing time in the Sacramento State win ... missed the rest of the season due to an injury suffered vs. Sacramento State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Washington state player of the year by USA Today, as well as the Gatorade state player of the year ... made MaxPreps' Medium-Sized Schools All-America first team as a defensive back ... Seattle Times Defensive Player of the Year for the state ... named the area Offensive Player of the Year by the Everett Herald ... PrepStar All-America ... three-time, first-team 3A all-state from the Associated Press ... also made the Herald's all-area first team on offense, defense and as a returner in 2014 ... first-team All-WesCo 3A North at both running back and cornerback ... rushed for 1,768 yards and 32 touchdowns on just 133 carries as a senior in 2014 ... averaged 13.4 yard per carry and scored every 4.2 touches ... also had three punt returns for touchdowns and threw a 46-yard TD pass ... set M-P school records with 5,593 career rushing yards and 538 points scored ... helped Tomahawks to an 11-2 record, the WesCo 3A North title and a berth in the state 3A semifinals in 2014 ... played in the Semper Fidelis All-America game following senior season ... as a junior, made the Seattle Times all-area team, first-team AP all-state, first-team All-WesCo 3A North and was named the Everett Herald Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,521 yards on only 100 carries (15.1 yards per carry) ... helped team to a 10-1 record, the WesCo North crown and the second round of the state 3A tournament as a junior ... rushed for 2,038 yards and 22 touchdowns on 147 carries as a sophomore, earning first-team AP all-state, Everett Herald first-team all-area and first-team All-WesCo 3A North as a running back and second-team as a defensive back ... also caught 14 passes for 198 yards and two TDs in 2012 ... one of just three players from the state named a "blue-chip prospect" by the Seattle Times ... one of nine players from the region named a "Northwest Nugget" by the Tacoma News-Tribune ... ranked the No. 1 recruit in Washington, the No. 233 player in the nation and the No. 19 running back in the nation by ESPN ... listed as the No. 4 prospect in Washington, the No. 255 overall recruit in the country and the No. 29 cornerback in the nation by scout.com ... a member of the Tacoma News-Tribune's Western 100 ... the No. 3 recruit in Washington and No. 9 "athlete" in the nation from rivals.com ... a top-level member of the track team, with a personal best of 10.65 in the 100 meters ... won the 2014 state 3A long jump championship with a leap of 23 feet, 5 1/2 inches ... qualified for the state meet in one event or another freshman through junior year ... played for coach Brandon Carson.
