Josh Bullocks

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=New Orleans Saints
currentnumber=29
currentpositionplain=Free safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|2|28
birthplace=Chattanooga, Tennessee
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=207
debutyear=2005
debutteam=New Orleans Saints
college=Nebraska-Lincoln
draftyear=2005
draftround=2
draftpick=40
pastteams=
* New Orleans Saints (2005-present)
nfl=BUL538299

Josh Bullocks (born February 28, 1983 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an American football free safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Bullocks was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for whom he started 28 collegiate games across three seasons, notably totalling ten interceptions and 49 tackles in 2003, when he was a finalist to win the Jim Thorpe Award in Division I college football. Bullocks is the identical twin brother of Daniel Bullocks, also a safety at the University of Nebraska, who was also selected at pick #40 in the 2006 draft by the Detroit Lions.

High School

Josh attended Hixson High School in Hixson, Tennessee, a suburb of Chattanooga, Tennessee, along with his brother Daniel from 1997-2001. Josh and Daniel were both multi-sport standouts participating in track and field, as well as excelling in football. Josh played running back throughout his high school career while Daniel played quarterback. The Bullocks brothers led the Hixson Wildcats to four consecutive TSSAA football playoff appearances. Josh and Daniel were heavily recruited by several NCAA Division I schools including the University of Tennessee before deciding to attend the University of Nebraska. Josh and Daniel both graduated from Hixson High School in 2001. Beginning in 2007 Daniel and Josh have awarded a $5,000 scholarship to a Hixson High senior athlete. In order to be eligible the student must attend Hixson, be a senior, be an athlete, and write an essay.