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Jersey Number 89
Josh Phifer
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Tight End
- Hometown:
- Peachtree City, Ga.
- High School:
- Starr's Mill
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
2025:
2024:
2023:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in 12 games
- Had four receptions for 40 receiving yards and a touchdown
- Caught a 14-yard touchdown pass at Texas State (Oct. 28)
- Season-long 20-yard reception vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 18)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2025)
2024:
- Played in 10 games, making three starts at tight end
- Had two receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown
- Caught a 37-yard touchdown pass on first career reception at App State (Nov. 23)
- Also had a four-yard reception vs. Marshall (Nov. 30)
- Reeled in a two-point conversion pass vs. Coastal Carolina (Oct. 10)
- Dean's List (Spring 2025)
- 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2023:
- Played in five games, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
- Appeared in four regular-season games with his fifth game occurring in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
High School:
- 2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution Southside All-Metro Tight End
- 2022 GHSA All-State Tight End
- 2020, 2021 and 2022 All-Region
- 2020, 2021 and 2022 All-County
- Helped Starr’s Mill to GHSA 5A semifinals in 2019 and second round in 2020 and 2021
- Georgia High School Football Daily First Team All-Academic Team
- Dual-sport athlete who is a region champion and state qualifier in discus
- Honor roll student
- National Honor Society member
Personal:
- Son of Scott and Terri Phifer
- Has a brother, Ben
- Has a sister, Bella
- His brother is a swimmer at Yale
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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