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Jersey Number 12
Josh Sarratt
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Safety
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 193
- Hometown:
- Stafford, Va.
- High School:
- Colonial Forge
- Previous:
- VMI
- Major:
- Individualized Study
2023:
- VaSID University Division First Team All-State punt returner
- Played in all 13 games, making three starts at safety
- Had 17 tackles (eight solo) to go with 2.0 tackles for loss and one pass breakup
- Averaged 12.9 yards per punt return on 16 total attempts
- Career-long 47-yard punt return vs. Georgia Southern (Oct. 14)
- Also averaged 21.0 yards on three punt returns in the GS win
- Had three punt returns over 20 yards
- Season-high five tackles with a PBU at Troy (Sept. 16)
- Also made four stops at Virginia (Sept. 9)
- Made full TFL vs. Bucknell (Sept. 2) and vs. Air Force in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23)
2022:
- Played in all 11 games with 10 starts at safety
- Pro Football Network Week 1 College Football Team of the Week – Second Team
- Had 40 tackles (19 solo) to go with 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack
- Also had 19 punt returns for 113 yards, averaging 5.9 per attempt
- Season-high seven tackles with a half TFL vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 3)
- Career highs of four punt returns for 52 yards with a long of 18 in MTSU win
- Five tackles with a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack at App State (Sept. 24)
- Tied career best with 1.5 TFL vs. Marshall (Oct. 22)
- Had four tackles at Georgia Southern (Oct. 15), at Old Dominion (Nov. 12) and vs. Georgia State (Nov. 19)
- Collected three or more tackles in nine games
- Four punt returns of 10 yards or longer
2021:
- Played in 13 games
- Had 20 tackles (12 solo) to go with 2.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry
- Had an 88-yard scoop-and-score and a sack at Weber State (Sept. 18)
- Made a season-high four tackles with a sack and forced fumble vs. Campbell (Nov. 6)
- Also had four tackles vs. Towson (Nov. 20)
- Tallied three solo stops vs. Elon (Oct. 30)
Prior to JMU:
- Transferred to JMU after spending two seasons at VMI (2019-2020)
- Played in 13 games for the Keydets, making 11 starts in the secondary
- Recorded 71 tackles (42 solo) to go with 3.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions, seven pass breakups and a forced fumble in his two seasons at VMI
- Had 52 tackles with 3.0 TFL, two interceptions, three breakups and a forced fumble in 2020-21
- Registered 19 tackles with one pick and four breakups in 2019
- Career-high 11 tackles at ETSU (2019)
- Also had 10 tackles at Samford (2020-21)
- Career-best three pass breakups vs. Mars Hill (2019)
- Had interceptions in back-to-back games vs. Mercer and at Samford (2020-21)
- Made nine stops in FCS first round at JMU (2020-21)
High School:
- VHSL 6A All-State defensive back and receiver as a sophomore, junior and senior
- 6A All-State punt returner as a junior
- Region Defensive Player of the Year as a junior
- All-Region receiver, defensive back and kick returner as a senior
- All-Region receiver, defensive back and punt returner as a sophomore and junior
- Three-time Commonwealth District Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018)
- First Team All-District as sophomore, junior and senior
- 2017 Freelance Star Player of the Year
- Tri-sport athlete who was a Second Team All-Region point guard for basketball
- Also competed in the 4x100 relay at the state track meet
Personal:
- Son of Donnie and Kim Sarratt
- Has two brothers, Jalen and Elijah
- His brother, Elijah, is a wide receiver at JMU
- Majoring in individualized study
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