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12 Joshua Youngblood

12 Joshua Youngblood

  • Position:
    WR
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 / 185
  • Hometown:
    Tampa, Fla.
  • High School:
    Berkeley Prep
  • Major:
    Human Resource Management

Summary

Biography

PRONUNCIATION
2020 Preseason All-Big 12
2019 All-American (ESPN)
2019 Second Team All-America (CBS Sports, FWAA)
2019 First Team Freshman All-America (The Athletic)
2019 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (Coaches)
2019 First Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, Associated Press)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Dec. 2, 2019)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 11, 2019)

2022 (Junior): Played in nine games with five starts at wide receiver ... totaled six receptions for 74 yards ... added 129 kickoff return yards on six attempts ... contributed four receptions for 51 yards in home opener versus Wagner (9/10) ... totaled 58 all-purpose yards (53 kickoff return, five receiving) at Boston College (9/3).

2021 (Sophomore): Played in nine games with one start at wide receiver ... recorded six receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown ... picked up 156 yards on seven kickoff returns ... totaled a game-high 135 all-purpose yards (110 kickoff return, 25 receiving on two catches) in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... added an eight-yard catch and a 24-yard kickoff return against Maryland (11/27) ... contributed a 22-yard kickoff return and a four-yard reception in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... recorded a 12-yard touchdown reception against No. 11 Ohio State (10/2) ... made Rutgers debut in the win over Temple (9/4).

2020 (Sophomore at Kansas State): Played in two games ... had three kick returns for 54 yards ... a 2020 Preseason All-Big 12 selection.

2019 (Freshman at Kansas State): Played in all 13 games as both a wide receiver, with three starts, and as one of the top kickoff returners in the country ... returned a nation-leading three kickoff returns for touchdowns en route to being named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, earning All-America honors from ESPN, Second Team All-America accolades from CBS Sports and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and Freshman All-America honors from the FWAA and The Athletic ... the first true freshman in Big 12 history to earn the league’s top honor on either offense, defense or special teams ... picked up First Team All-Big 12 honors as a kick returner from the league’s coaches and as an all-purpose player from the Associated Press ... finished first in the Big 12 with a 35.9-yard kick return average ... kick return touchdowns occurred at Texas (11/9), at Texas Tech (11/23) and against Iowa State (11/30) ... kick return at Texas Tech went for 100 yards ... also added nine receptions for 73 yards and 11 rushes for 55 yards and a touchdown.

Prior to College: Coached by Dominick Ciao at Berkeley Prep ... rushed for 2,221 yards and 26 touchdowns over junior and senior seasons to go along with 419 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns on 22 catches over his sophomore and senior campaigns ... also returned 16 kickoffs during his career for a 19.1-yard average ... saw action at quarterback as a junior and senior, throwing for 1,056 yards and 13 touchdowns ... helped Berkeley Prep to the regional finals as a senior ... honorable mention All-Tampa Bay by the Tampa Bay Times ... second team all-county ... a three-star signee and No. 75 overall athlete in the country by ESPN ... also lettered in basketball in high school.

Personal: A human resource management major.
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  • 83

    2021Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 180 lbs
    83
  • 12

    2022Junior

    WR
    5'10" 185 lbs
    12
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