On April 30, 1999, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, an outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, was born. Prior to being taken by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, he played collegiate football for Washington.
Tryon-Shoyinka attended Hazen High School and participated in baseball, basketball, and football there. In Renton, Washington, he was raised. When he was a senior, the Seattle Times named him the defensive lineman of the year for the region. Tryon-Shoyinka switched his commitment to the University of Washington from Washington State for his collegiate football career.
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Tryon-Shoyinka redshirted his first season at the University of Washington as a true freshman. As a redshirt freshman, he played in 12 games and made 20 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack.
Tryon-Shoyinka racked up 41 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and eight sacks in his redshirt sophomore campaign. He received second-team honors for the Pac-12 Conference. After the Pac-12 initially indicated that they would postpone the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Tryon-Shoyinka announced that he will prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft.
