Joel Filani

Joel O. Filani (born on December 8, 1983 in Tempe, Arizona) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Tech.

Filani has previously been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, California Redwoods, and Chicago Rush.

Filani currently coaches at Boise State University.

Early years
Filani attended Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was named to the First-team All-Arizona as a senior when he caught 40 passes for 653 yards and eight touchdowns and also rushed for 559 yards and five TDs on 62 attempts and ran up 623 yards and four TDs on 16 kickoff returns. In addition to Texas Tech, Filani was recruited by Washington State and Colorado State.

College career
At Texas Tech, in 2006, Filani was again First-team All-Big 12 after catching 91 passes for 1,300 yards for a 14.3-yards per catch and 13 touchdowns. As a junior he was First-team All-Big 12 in 2005 when he caught 65 passes for 1,007 yards a 15.5-yard average and 8 touchdowns. In 2004 he caught 12 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns and led team with 17.2 yards per reception In 2003 he played in all 13 games and finished the season with one reception for nine yards. He reshirted in 2002.

Tennessee Titans
He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Filani was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 13, 2009. He was waived and subsequently placed on injured reserve on August 19. Filani was released with an injury settlement the following day.