1. George Iloka played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
32 Facts About George Iloka
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George Iloka finished his college career with 231 tackles, 24 passes defensed, seven interceptions and a sack.
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George Iloka compiled 62 tackles, 10 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, and a sack on the year.
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On December 30,2011, George Iloka accepted his invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl.
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George Iloka attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana and performed all of the combine and positional drills.
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George Iloka's combine performance received mixed reviews from scouts and analysts with some stating he had lack of movement and was too large to play safety and other scouts contending Iloka was the consensus third best safety, behind Mark Barron and Harrison Smith, and could possibly elevate to the end of the first round.
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George Iloka attended pre-draft visits with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.
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George Iloka was ranked the top free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.
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George Iloka was ranked the second best free safety in the draft, behind Markelle Martin, by Bleacher Report.
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George Iloka's fall to the fifth round surprised many and was mainly attributed to concerns over his tackling and his low interception rate in college.
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George Iloka finished his rookie season with two tackles in seven games without any starts.
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George Iloka was inactive for the last six consecutive regular season games.
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Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer named George Iloka the starting strong safety to begin the regular season, along with free safety Reggie Nelson.
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George Iloka finished his first season as a full-time starter with 66 combined tackles, six pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts.
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George Iloka finished the 2014 season with 74 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, and three interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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George Iloka received an overall grade of +3.4 from Pro Football Focus in 2014 and ranked 22nd among all qualifying safeties.
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George Iloka was inactive for the Bengals' Week 4 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs after aggravating an ankle injury he sustained in their season-opener.
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George Iloka was sidelined for the next two games.
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George Iloka finished the 2015 season with 47 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and an interception in 12 games and 12 starts.
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George Iloka had the 15th highest overall grade given by Pro Football Focus among all safeties.
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George Iloka became an unrestricted free agent after the 2015 season and received serious interest from multiple teams, including the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Atlanta Falcons.
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George Iloka received contract offers from the Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Minnesota Vikings.
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Head coach named George Iloka the starting strong safety with Shawn Williams replacing Reggie Nelson at free safety.
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George Iloka finished the 2016 season with 74 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, and a career-high three interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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George Iloka received an overall grade of 75.0 from Pro Football Focus and ranked 53rd among all qualifying safeties.
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George Iloka received a penalty for unnecessary roughness after a helmet-to-helmet hit on Antonio Brown as Brown was making a touchdown reception in the endzone.
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George Iloka finished the 2017 season with a career-high 80 combined tackles, five pass deflections, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts.
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George Iloka was released by the Bengals on August 19,2018.
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On March 23,2019, George Iloka signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys.
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On September 17,2020, George Iloka was signed to the Vikings' practice squad.
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George Iloka was promoted to the active roster on October 10,2020.
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George Iloka was placed on injured reserve on October 22,2020.