Adam Gotsis

TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Denver in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft ... Signed by Jacksonville on 8/2/20 ... Pronounced GOT-sis

PRO (Games played/started - 73/42)
• Fifth-year defensive end spent the first four seasons of his career in Denver before signing with Jacksonville in August

• Career totals include 146 tackles, 16 passes defensed, 13 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles

• Became the highest-drafted Australian-born player in NFL history

• Competed in Australian Rules Football for eight years before playing American Rules Football for the Monash Warrios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Denver in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft ... Signed by Jacksonville on 8/2/20 ... Pronounced GOT-sis

PRO (Games played/started - 73/42)
• Fifth-year defensive end spent the first four seasons of his career in Denver before signing with Jacksonville in August

• Career totals include 146 tackles, 16 passes defensed, 13 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles

• Became the highest-drafted Australian-born player in NFL history

• Competed in Australian Rules Football for eight years before playing American Rules Football for the Monash Warrios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

2020 (w/ JAX - 16/14)
Saw action in all 16 games, starting 14 ... Totaled 37 tackles (18 solo), four tackles for loss, three passes defensed and one forced fumble

• 9/13 vs. IND: Started at defensive end and tallied three tackles in his Jaguars debut

• 9/20 at TEN: Started at defensive end and recorded four tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss

• 9/24 vs. MIA: Started at defensive end and made two tackles, including one tackle for loss

• 10/4 at CIN: Started at defensive end and saw action on special teams

• 10/11 at HOU: Saw action at defensive end and collected two tackles

• 10/18 vs. DET: Started at defensive end and posted two tackles, including one tackle for loss, and one pass defensed

• 10/25 at LAC: Started at defensive end and tallied one tackle for loss

• 11/15 at G.B.: Started at defensive end and posted a season-high five tackles

• 11/22 vs. PIT: Started at defensive end, assisting on one tackle and recording one QB hit

• 11/29 vs. CLE: Started at defensive end and notched five tackles (three solo)

• 12/6 at MIN: Started at defensive end and assisted on one tackle

• 12/13 vs. TEN: Made his 40th career start at defensive end, assisting on three tackles and notching one tackle for loss

• 12/20 at BAL: Started at defensive end and tallied four tackles (three solo), one forced fumble and one pass defensed

• 12/27 vs. CHI: Saw action at defensive end and made one solo tackle

• 1/3 at IND: Saw action at defensive end and tallied two solo tackles and one pass defensed

2019 (w/ DEN - 9/3)
Appeared in nine games with three starts before missing the last three contests due to a knee injury

2018 (w/ DEN - 16/12)
Played in all 16 games and registered 38 tackles (25 solo), six passes defensed and 3.0 sacks

• 12/15 vs. CLE: Tied a career high with six tackles, including a strip sack and a fourth-down tackle for loss in the fourth quarter

2017 (w/ DEN - 16/13)
Totaled 41 tackles (28 solo), four passes defensed and 2.0 sacks

• 9/17: Earned his first NFL start and made four tackles

2016 (w/ DEN - 16/0)
Tallied 14 tackles (five solo), one pass defensed and one fumble recovery in his rookie season

COLLEGE (at Georgia Tech, 2012-15)
• Appeared in 48 games (37 starts), totaling 110 tackles (69 solo), 12.5 sacks, two INTs, two fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks

• Named to the All-ACC Second Team by both the media and coaches as a junior

PERSONAL
• Attended Kew High School in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia

• Competed in Australian Rules Football for eight years before playing American Rules Football in the Gridiron Victoria (club league with 13 teams across the state of Victoria) for the Monash Warriors in Melbourne