Joshua Samuel Garnett (born February 21, 1994) is a former

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. He played

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for the

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and was drafted by the

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in the first round of the

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. He has also been a member of the

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and

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High school career

A native of

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, Garnett attended

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where he was a three-time all-state lineman on the

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team. In his senior year, he was named 2011

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Lineman of the Year. After his senior season ended, Garnett participated in the

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. Regarded as a five-star recruit by '' Rivals.com'', he was ranked as the No. 2 offensive guard prospect in the class of 2012, behind only Jordan Simmons. He chose Stanford over scholarship offers from

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and Notre Dame, among others.

College career

As a

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, Garnett appeared in 14 games for the Stanford Cardinal, playing both guard positions and fullback. His first career start came against

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, as he became the first true freshman to start on the Cardinal's offensive line since Kirk Chambers in

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. Stanford eventually also started freshmen Kyle Murphy and

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on the offensive line. In his sophomore year, Garnett played another 14 games. In his junior season, Garnett took over as left guard from

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. He started 13 games on an offensive line that ranked 18th nationally in tackles for loss allowed (4.62/game), 42nd in sacks allowed (1.77/game). Garnett won the

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as a senior in 2015.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

The

selected Garnett in the first round (28th overall) of the

. On July 29, 2016, the San Francisco 49ers signed him to a four-year, 9.30 million contract. His father,

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, had also played for the 49ers. Garnett played in 15 games with 11 starts at guard as a rookie in the 2016 season. On September 2, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve after having knee surgery. Garnett played in the 2018 season opener but then dislocated his toe missing 6 games afterwards. In practice on November 20, 2018, Garnett broke his thumb which sidelined him for the rest of the season. On May 2, 2019, the 49ers declined the fifth-year option on his contract before being released on August 31, 2019.

Detroit Lions

On February 3, 2020, Garnett signed a one-year contract with the

but was waived on August 9, 2020.

Washington Football Team

Garnett signed with the

on August 21, 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and was signed to the

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the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 and October 3 for the team's weeks 3 and 4 games against the

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and

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, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was promoted to the active roster on October 9, 2020. The team announced his retirement on October 20, 2020.

References

External links

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Stanford Cardinal bio
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