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{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Josh Bullocks
| image       =
| image_size  = 
| caption     = 
| number      = 29, 36
| position    = [[Safety (American football position)|Safety]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1983|2|28}}
| birth_place = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lbs  = 207
| high_school = [[Hixson High School|Chattanooga (TN) Hixson]]
| college     = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] (2001–2004)
| draftyear   = 2005
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 40
| pastteams   =
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
| status      = 
| highlights  =
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2003 College Football All-America Team|2003]])
* First-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (2003)
* Second-team All-Big 12 ([[2004 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2004]])
| statweek    = 
| statseason  = 
| statlabel1  = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1  = 291
| statlabel2  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2  = 1.0
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3  = 5
| statlabel4  = [[Pass deflections]]
| statvalue4  = 27
| statlabel5  = [[Interceptions]]
| statvalue5  = 6
| pfr         = BullJo20 
}}
'''Josh Bullocks''' (born February 28, 1983) is an [[American football]] [[Safety (American football position)|safety]]. He was drafted by the [[New Orleans Saints]] in the second round of the [[2005 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He is the [[identical twin]] of fellow NFL safety [[Daniel Bullocks]].

He played [[college football]] at [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]. Bullocks has also been a member of the [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Oakland Raiders]]. In January 2015, he joined the [[Omaha Beef]] of [[Champions Indoor Football]] as an assistant coach.<ref name="omwh150107">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Omaha World-Herald]] |publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]] |location=[[Omaha, NE]] |title=Beef name former Husker Ross new head coach |page=6C |url=http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-name-former-husker-ross-new-head-coach/article_06469876-96e6-11e4-b622-9b472db915a3.html |date=January 7, 2015 |accessdate=May 10, 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bullocks attended [[Hixson High School]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/33635607/hixson-high-inducts-nine-into-school-hall-of-fame|title = Hixson High inducts nine into school Hall of Fame| date=November 4, 2016 }}</ref> in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], along with his brother Daniel from 1997 to 2001. Josh and Daniel were both multi-sport standouts participating in [[track and field]], as well as excelling in [[American football|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–Lincoln]]. They graduated in 2001.

==College career==
Bullocks played college football at Nebraska, where he [[starting lineup|started]] 28 games in three seasons.  He had ten [[interception]]s and 49 [[tackle (football move)|tackle]]s in 2003, when he was a finalist to win the [[Jim Thorpe Award]].

==Professional career==

===New Orleans Saints===
Bullocks was drafted by the [[New Orleans Saints]] and played four seasons with the team. During that time, he appeared in 62 games (49 starts) and recorded 256 tackles, one sack, six interceptions and 24 pass deflections.

===Chicago Bears===
An [[unrestricted free agent]] in the 2009 offseason, Bullocks signed a one-year contract with the [[Chicago Bears]] that included $525,000 in guaranteed money. The move put Bullocks in the [[NFC North|same division]] as his twin brother, Daniel, who played for the [[Detroit Lions]] before being released in the 2010 offseason.

===Oakland Raiders===
The Raiders signed Bullocks on August 15, 2011, after [[Hiram Eugene]] suffered a serious hip injury in the pre-season opener. He was waived on August 30.

===NFL statistics===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Team !! {{tooltip|GP|Games played}} !! {{tooltip|COMB|Combined tackles}} !! {{tooltip|TOTAL|Total tackles}} !! {{tooltip|AST|Assisted tackles}} !! {{tooltip|SACK|Sacks}} !! {{tooltip|FF|Forced fumbles}} !! {{tooltip|FR|Fumble recoveries}} !! {{tooltip|FR YDS|Fumble return yards}} !! {{tooltip|INT|Interceptions}} !! {{tooltip|IR YDS|Interception return yards}} !! {{tooltip|AVG IR|Average interception return}} !! {{tooltip|LNG|Longest interception return}} !! {{tooltip|TD|Interceptions returned for touchdown}} !! {{tooltip|PD|Passes defensed}}
|-
| [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 New Orleans Saints season|NO]] || 16 || 67 || 53 || 14 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 51 || 51 || 51 || 0 || 6
|-
| [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[2006 New Orleans Saints season|NO]] || 16 || 72 || 57 || 15 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 14 || 7 || 14 || 0 || 7
|-
| [[2007 NFL season|2007]] || [[2007 New Orleans Saints season|NO]] || 14 || 77 || 65 || 12 || 1.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 8
|-
| [[2008 NFL season|2008]] || [[2008 New Orleans Saints season|NO]] || 16 || 41 || 34 || 7 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 23 || 23 || 23 || 0 || 6
|-
| [[2009 NFL season|2009]] || [[2009 Chicago Bears season|CHI]] || 12 || 23 || 19 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2010 NFL season|2010]] || [[2010 Chicago Bears season|CHI]] || 16 || 11 || 8 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- class="sortbottom"
| Career || || 90 || 291 || 236 || 55 || 1.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 94 || 16 || 51 || 0 || 27
|}<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Josh Bullocks Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/8454/josh-bullocks|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Josh Bullocks is the [[identical twin]] brother of [[Daniel Bullocks]], also a safety at the University of Nebraska, who was also drafted 40th overall when the [[Detroit Lions]] selected him in the [[2006 NFL draft]]. The two are cousins of U.S. Olympic gold medalist [[Evelyn Ashford]].

Beginning in 2007, Bullocks and his brother 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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1101&Q_SEASON=2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112937/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1101&Q_SEASON=2004 |date=December 22, 2015 }}

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