Josh Brent life and biography

Joshua Aaron Price-Brent is an American football nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by Dallas in the seventh-round of the 2010 NFL Supplemental Draft.

For the first time since 1995, the Dallas Cowboys selected a player in the annual Supplemental Draft, taking Illinois' Josh Brent in the seventh round. Per his selection, Dallas will forfeit its 2011 seventh round draft choice. In three collegiate seasons at Illinois, Brent compiled 71 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries while playing in 33 games with 20 starts. Brent will look to bring size and depth to the team's nose tackle position in the Cowboys 3-4 defense.

2009:
# Played in and started all 12 games at defensive tackle as a junior, finishing with 29 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in his final college season.
# His three forced fumbles ranked seventh in the Illinois record books for a season.
# Recorded a career-best tying five tackles in the season finale against Fresno State.
# Recorded four tackles against Northwestern.
# Registered 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in his three tackles in a win over Minnesota.
# Forced two fumbles and had two tackles in a win over Michigan.
# Posted two tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, at Indiana.
# Recorded four tackles against Penn State.
# Posted three tackles, two for loss, against Illinois State.
# Had two tackles, one for loss, against Missouri.
# Preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele.

2008:
# As a sophomore, played in 10 games and started eight at defensive tackle.
# Totaled 34 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.
# Posted four tackles, including one for a loss of two yards, in the season finale against Northwestern.
# Assisted on four tackles against Western Michigan.
# Had a big game against Iowa with four solo tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack and three quarterback hurries.
# Tied his career highs with five tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Wisconsin.
# Had four tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Indiana and also recorded a quarterback hurry.
# Notched two tackles and a tackle for loss against Minnesota.
# Had three tackles and recovered a fumble at Michigan.
# Recorded a career-high five tackles at Penn State.
# Had two tackles against Louisiana Lafayette.

2007:
# Played in 10 games as a true-freshman, tallying eight tackles, two tackles for loss, a half sack and a quarterback hurry.
# Assisted on a tackle against Northwestern.
# Recorded a half-sack against Wisconsin, his first career sack, along with two assisted tackles.
# Registered a solo tackle at Syracuse.
# Made his Illinois debut against Western Illinois, racking up three tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

PERSONAL:

# Earned numerous accolades at Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, Ill., including PrepStar All-American, Chicago Tribune first-team All-State, SuperPrep All-American, Champaign News-Gazette first-team All-State and ranked third in the "Best of the Midwest" by Detroit Free Press.
# Compiled 90 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and eight sacks during his senior season.
# As a junior, recorded 109 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and six sacks.
# Earned All-Area, All-Region and All-State honors in 2005.
# Also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and track.
# Made the state finals in shot put as a freshman, was the state runner-up as a sophomore and state champ as a junior.

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