John Paul Foschi
John Paul Foschi

August 29, 2006

He was born on May 18, 1982 and currently plays tight end and H-Back for the Oakland Raiders. He grew up on Long Island and attended Chaminade High School in Glen Head, New York. Described as a versatile, young player with the ability to contribute at TE and FB.

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During his senior year in highschool, he caught 18 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns, adding 45 tackles and 12 sacks on defense. He's also a four-year letterman in football and basketball and named an All-American by PrepStar and SuperPrep.

He was also selected to Governor's Bowl all-star team following his prep career. He earned first-team all-Catholic League honors in basketball and added 22 receptions for 330 yards and three scores as a junior and helped lead Chaminade to the New York Catholic High School title. He's also a member of the National Honor Society.

He's a Building Construction major at Georgia Tech, where he started 21 of 44 career games, recording 41 receptions for 377 yards and four touchdowns. He was an honorable mention All-ACC selection as Tech's starting TE following his senior year in 2003.

He was the third-leading receiver that season with 24 catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught nine passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns as a junior and became a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll for 2002-2003. As a freshman, he caught four passes for 58 yards amounting to a 14.5-yard average.

In 2004, he signed to the Raiders practice squad and spent the final seven games of the season there. He also went to training camp with the New York Jets before being released prior to the start of the regular season. Although, originally he was signed with the Jets as an undrafted rookie free agent.

He played in 10 games with five starts in his first season on the active roster and caught six passes for 37 yards with a long gain of 11 in 2005.