

Simone Award winner as the top player in the Kansas City metro area.

Freeman was selected to the Kansas City Star All-Metro team and was the 2005 Thomas A. He also earned first-team Class 4 all-state honors from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. He also completed 151-of-286 passes (53%) for 2,622 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2005. He led Grandview to a 7–4 record, a district title and a berth in the sectional round of the Missouri state playoffs. As a senior, he was the #4 pro-style rated quarterback in the country by as well as being ranked as the #92 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals and the top player in the state of Missouri. As a junior, he topped 2,400 yards through the air with 23 touchdowns. In addition, he set 10 school records during his career at Grandview, including career passing yards (7,175), passing touchdowns (78), attempts (809), completions (385), yards passing in a game (404), and touchdowns in a game (6). As a sophomore, he threw for 1,946 yards and 24 passing touchdowns, leading Grandview to a 9–3 record and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Class 4 playoffs. However, he was released partway through his fifth year with the team.įreeman was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts, as well as the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).įreeman passed for over 7,000 yards at Grandview High School where he was a four-star rated prospect by both and. Freeman became the starter for Tampa Bay in his rookie year and went on to break numerous franchise passing records.

He played college football at Kansas State University, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Joshua Tyler Freeman (born January 13, 1988) is a former American football quarterback. * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
