JoshClemons

* SEC Co-Freshman of the Week vs. Central Michigan (2011)

Returned to the practice field in the spring after missing last season because of an Achilles tendon injury … Looked better than ever during spring drills … Rushed 11 times for 93 yards and a touchdown in the Blue/White Spring Game … Sustained a knee injury in Oct. 2011 and sat out the 2012 season … Showed a fine combination of speed, strength and moves as a true freshman … Was leading the team in rushing when he was sidelined.

2013 (Sophomore): Sustained an injury during preseason workouts, missing the season.
2012 (Sophomore): Redshirted while rehabilitating a knee injury.
2011 (Freshman): Played in the first six games, starting three, before incurring a season-ending injury at South Carolina … Was leading the team in rushing with 279 yards when he was sidelined … Both of his touchdowns were game-winners … Scored UK’s first touchdown of the season, a 14-yard run that was the go-ahead score in the victory over WKU … Top game was in the win over Central Michigan, when he rushed 14 times for 126 yards … Had an 87-yard touchdown run that broke a tie and put the Wildcats ahead for good … The 87-yarder was the longest by a Wildcat since 1970, the fourth-longest in UK history, the longest ever by a UK freshman and the longest in Commonwealth Stadium history (note: since broken by Jalen Whitlow’s 88-yard run vs. Alabama State in 2013) … Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for that performance … Rushed for 69 yards at LSU, one of the nation’s top defenses.
High School: State Offensive Player of the Year in Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Also first-team all-state in Class AAAA by both of those selectors … Rushed for 2,003 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 8.3 yards per carry, as a senior at Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, Ga. … Set the single-season school rushing record with his 2,003-yard performance … Team went 9-3 senior year, going to the second round of the state playoffs … Also topped the 1,000-yard mark his junior season with 15 TDs … Set the school career rushing record with 3,585 yards and 40 touchdowns … Two-year member of the all-county team … Played in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game as a senior … Has been timed under 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Coached by Amos McCreary … “Josh runs low, can run around you or over you,” McCreary said. “He’s a great kid and a great student.” … Four-year member of the track team … Competed in a unique combination of events, the shot put, 100-meter dash and 4×100-meter relay … Finished fifth in the state in the shot put as a senior … Member of the Future Business Leaders of America … Honor-roll student.
Personal: Born in Athens, Ga. … Son of Charlie and Wanda Clemons … Charlie played in the National Football League for St. Louis, Houston and New Orleans … Josh’s cousin, Chris Clemons, has played for four NFL teams, currently for Seattle … Another cousin, Nick Clemons, played football at the University of Georgia … Major in agricultural economics.
Community Cats: Participated with the Big Blue U Move-In (2011, `12) … Helped with an event for God’s Pantry (2012).
Josh Says … My nickname is: Big Zoo Doo … I wear uniform number 21 because: it’s the family number; my mom wore it in sports and my brother does, too … If I could witness any event, past, present or future, it would be: Michael Jordan’s game winners … My go-to song to get ready for a game is: Don’t Like by Chief Keef … My game-day superstition is: no trash talk.