Trumaine Sykes

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Trumaine Sykes
No. 10     San Jose SaberCats
Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-11-22) November 22, 1982
Place of birth: Grenada, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)Weight: 275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Grenada (MS)
College: Southern
Undrafted in 2006
Debuted in 2006 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
Roster status: Active
CFL status: Import
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2006
Tackles 1
Stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics as of 2013
Tackles 1
Fumble Recoveries 1
Career Arena football statistics as of 2013
Tackles 60
Sacks 26.5
Force Fumbles 8
Fumble Recoveries 2
Interceptions 3
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Trumaine "Joe" Sykes (born November 22, 1982 in Grenada, Mississippi) is a professional American football defensive end for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.[2] He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Southern University.

Sykes has also played for the Green Bay Blizzard and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Early life

Sykes attended Grenada High School in Grenada, Mississippi.[3] Sykes was a member of the basketball and football teams while at Grenada.

College career

Holmes C.C.

Sykes began his college career at Holmes Community College in Mississippi. Sykes played two years at Holmes, becoming an NJCAA All-American.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Joe Sykes
DE		 Grenada, Mississippi Holmes C. C. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.6 Jul 8, 2003 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC   Rivals: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Sykes committed to West Virginia University on July 8, 2003.[4] Sykes chose West Virginia over football scholarship offers from Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Miss & Temple.[5]

West Virginia

Sykes enrolled at West Virginia in January so he could familiarize himself with the playbook. Sykes appeared in 9 games in 2004, recording 4 tackles with 1.0 sack.

Southern

His senior year of college, Sykes transferred to Southern University. In his one year with the Jaguars, Sykes was named first team All-SWAC, after leading the conference in sacks with 9.[6]

Professional career

Return to San Jose

On January 27, 2014, Sykes was traded back to the SaberCats in exchange for Mitch Mustain and Jabari Fletcher.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "San Jose SaberCats DL Joe Sykes Named Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year: Fan Take". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2012-11-07. 
  2. ↑ "Armstead among four released by Esks". Canadian Football League. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-11-07. 
  3. ↑ Chuck Hathcock (January 7, 2010). "Grenadian detours through CFL heading to NFL". www.grenadastar.com. Grenada Star. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Joe Sykes". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Joe Sykes". www.scout.com. Microsoft. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "SWAC FOOTBALL: ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED". www.gojagsports.com. Southern University. December 1, 2005. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "SaberCats reaquire DL Joe Sykes in Trade with San Antonio". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014. 

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