Joey Ivie

Ivie attended Pasco High School, where he played football for four years, becoming a starter at defensive tackle as a junior, registering 53 tackles (18 for loss).

In his last year, Ivie moved to left defensive end and made 89 tackles (8 for loss). Sometimes he lined up at fullback and tight end as well. He also played basketball at center as a freshman.

Ivie accepted a football scholarship from the University of Florida. He is the third generation in his family to attend the school in Gainesville. As a true freshman, he removed his redshirt status late in the season due to the team's depth issues, playing as a backup in three of the last five games.

As a sophomore, Ivie made 24 tackles (3 for loss) and one sack as a backup. The next year, he started 5 out of 10 games, posting 27 tackles (4 for loss) and 3.5 sacks. As a senior, he started 10 out of 11 games (a broken thumb cost him 2 contests), registering 26 tackles (3.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks and 7 quarterback hurries.

Ivie spent most of his college career as a nose tackle on a defensive line rotation that included talented players like Jonathan Bullard and Caleb Brantley.

Ivie was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, after posting numbers in his college Pro Day that would have placed him among the top tier of the defensive tackles at the NFL Combine. On May 11, he signed a four-year, $2.48 million contract with a signing bonus of $86,489. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

In 2015, his sister Jordan died from injuries in a car crash, one month before she would have graduated from high school.