As A Third-Year Junior (2022): Played in 10 games, inserted into the starting lineup... Instrumental in helping anchor an offensive line that produced the second 1,000-yard rusher in school history and a near 3,000-yard passer... Helped the Jags average 423.8 yards per game of total offense per game and gave up just 1.83 sacks per game on the season... Also recorded a tackle against Southern Miss (11/19).

As A Fourth-Year Sophomore (2021): Played in four games, starting one against Alcorn State ... Also saw action against Louisiana, Texas State and Georgia State ... Part of an offensive line that helped the Jaguars average 382.4 yards per game of total offense, including 110.9 yards per game rushing ... Part of an offensive line that helped the Jaguars convert 33 percent of its third-down conversions and 64 percent of its fourth-down conversions..

As A Sophomore (2020): Made his only appearance of the season in the Jaguars’ game against Georgia State ... Was on the field for 14 snaps, earning a 79 percent assignment mark while recording one knockdown.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2019): Played in the team’s first 10 contests, starting the last six before suffering a season-ending injury ... Graded out at 80 percent or better on assignments on eight occasions, receiving an 85 percent mark for the year while collecting 41 knockdown blocks ... Posted a season-best 82 percent overall grade following games against Georgia Southern and Louisiana, adding five pancakes with an 80 percent technique mark against the latter ... Had season-best 94 percent assignment mark and three knockdowns in the match-up with the Eagles as well ... Recorded eight pancake blocks — his highest total of the year — at UAB ... Credited with an 88 percent assignment grade and seven knockdowns after Sun Belt Conference opener at ULM the next week ... Graded out at 85 percent on assignments and had five knockdowns in South’s win over Jackson State ... Received an 88 percent assignment mark following season-opening contest at No. 24 Nebraska ... Earned 86 percent assignment grade against 21st-ranked Appalachian State ... Had an assignment grade of 83 percent and three pancake blocks against Memphis ... On the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

As A Freshman (2018): Redshirted after seeing action in four games ... Took part in 62 plays, receiving an assignment mark of 89 percent to go along with five knockdown blocks ... Did not allow a sack and was not called for a penalty ... Made his collegiate debut in South’s win over Alabama State ... On the field for 24 snaps in the “Battle For The Belt” against Troy, recording season-best figures with a 77 percent overall grade, 95 percent assignment mark and four pancake blocks ... Graded out at 83 percent while in on 24 plays at Arkansas State ... Posted a 90 percent assignment grade and a knockdown at Louisiana.

High School Highlights: Earned three stars from 247Sports.com and two from Rivals.com ... Also considered among the top 100 prospects in the Greater Houston Area by Vype Magazine, which included him on its preseason all-offensive team ... Named to both the all-district and academic all-state teams following his senior season at Aldine Benjamin Davis High ... Did not allow a sack while helping lead the Falcons to a berth in the University Interscholastic League Division 1 6A playoffs his final year at the prep level ... After helping the team qualify for the postseason as a junior was selected second-team all-district.

Personal: Full name is Joshua R. McCulloch ... Born March 23, 2000, in Houston, Texas ... Son of Jeffrey and Deborah McCulloch ... Older brother, Jeffrey, was a linebacker at Texas from 2016-19 ... Favorite movies are “Rush Hour” and “Major Payne” ... Favorite book is “The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events)” ... Favorite teams are the Houston Rockets, Texans and Astros ... Favorite athletes are Kevin Durant, James Harden and DeAndre Hopkins ... Favorite musical artist is Eminem ... Favorite food is chicken ... Favorite subject is his broadcasting class ... Enjoys analyzing sports and choral singing in his spare time ... Also recruited by Stanford, Arizona, Duke, Northwestern, Houston, Southern Methodist, Texas-San Antonio, ULM and Texas State ... Majoring in communication.

Josh McCulloch