University of Delaware Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Joshua Youngblood
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- High School:
- Berkeley Prep
- Prev School:
- Rutgers / Kansas State
CAREER ACCOLADESÂ
2019 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
2019 First Team All-Big 12 (KR)
2019 ESPN All-American
2019 Second Team All-American (CBS Sports, FWAA)
2019 Freshman All-American (Athletic, FWAA)
2023 Season
Appeared in all 13 games, making 12 starts
Finished with 44 receptions for 527 yards and a team-leading seven TDs
Also rushed four times for 43 yards and had 13 kickoff returns for 221 yards
Had seven catches for a season-high 121 yards and a TD against Elon (11/04)
Caught two TD passes at Campbell (11/11)
Had seven catches for 61 yards and a TD in FCS Playoffs first round against Lafayette (11/25)
Had a career-high nine catches for 78 yards in FCS second round at Montana (12/2)
2022 (at Rutgers)
Finished with six receptions for 74 yards and 129 kickoff return yards on six attempts
Had four receptions for 51 yards in home opener against Wagner (9/10)
Totaled 58 all-purpose yards (53 kickoff return, five receiving) at Boston College (9/3)
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2021 (at Rutgers)
Played in nine games with one start at wide receiverFinished with six receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown along with 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)
Recorded a 12-yard touchdown reception against No. 11 Ohio State (10/2)
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2020 (at Kansas State)
Appeared in two gamesHad three kick returns for 54 yards
Was a 2020 Preseason All-Big 12 selection
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2019 (at Kansas State)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (first true freshman in Big 12 history; First Team All-Big 12 (KR)ESPN All-American
Second Team All-American (CBS Sports, FWAA)
Freshman All-American (Athletic, FWAA)
Played in all 13 games as both a wide receiver, with three starts
Returned a nation-leading three kickoff returns for touchdowns
Led the Big 12 with a 35.9-yard kick return average
Had kick return touchdowns at Texas (11/9), at Texas Tech (11/23, 100 yards) and against Iowa State (11/30)
Finished with nine receptions for 73 yards and 11 rushes for 55 yards and a touchdown
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Bio: 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 ... 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 ... Earned All-Tampa Bay Honorable Mention by the Tampa Bay Times and second team all-county honors... Was a three-star recruit and ranked the No. 75 overall athlete in the country by ESPN ... Also played basketball.
