Personal information | |
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Born: | McHenry, Illinois, U.S. | March 8, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 311 lb (141 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | McHenry East |
College: |
College of DuPage (2017–2018) North Carolina (2019–2022) |
Position: | Nose tackle |
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats at PFR |
Raymond Vohasek (born March 8, 1999) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at DuPage and North Carolina.
Vohasek grew up in McHenry, Illinois. [1] He attended McHenry East High School and played six different positions, including offensively guard, fullback, and tight end, while on defense nose guard, middle linebacker and defensive end. [2] Although a top player at McHenry East, Vohasek received no Division I offers and committed to play college football for the College of DuPage Chaparrals. [3] [4]
At the College of DuPage in 2017, Vohasek posted a team-leading 8.5 sacks and additionally tallied 33 tackles, 14 of which were for a loss. [5] He posted these numbers despite having played through a torn labrum the entire season. [6] He did not play and redshirted the 2018 season to allow his shoulder to heal. [6] Vohasek was ranked by 247Sports a three-star junior college recruit and the best player in the state of Illinois. [7] He transferred to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2019. [8]
In his first season with the Tar Heels, Vohasek made 12 appearances and totaled 15 tackles, one sack and 5.0 tackles-for-loss. [7] The following year, he started all 11 games and posted 29 tackles, placed third on the team with 7.0 tackles-for-loss, and recorded two pass breakups with four quarterback hurries, earning honorable mention all-conference honors. [7] Vohasek again earned honorable mention all-conference honors in 2021, after making 38 tackles, 4.0 for-loss, one sack, three pass breakups and four hurries. [7] He started the first five games of the 2022 season, collecting 14 tackles and one tackles-for-loss, before suffering a season-ending injury. [9] Vohasek finished his stint at North Carolina with 41 games played, including 29 as a starter, 96 tackles, 17 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks. [9]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.10 s | 1.82 s | 2.88 s | 4.62 s | 7.68 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) |
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) | ||
Sources: [10] [11] |
Vohasek was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. [12] He was waived on August 29, 2023. [13]