JoshuaBraun

2025 – Graduate
• Transferred to Kentucky after two seasons at Arkansas and three at Florida
• Has played in 50 career games (26 at Florida and 24 at Arkansas) with 32 career starts (eight at Florida and 24 at Arkansas)

2024 – r-Senior (Arkansas)
• Started in all 12 games
• Played an integral role in helping Arkansas rush for 200-plus yards in its first three games of the season
• Named Third Team Preseason All-SEC by Phil Steele

2023 – r-Junior (Arkansas)
• Starting all 12 games
• Earned Second Team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press
• His career-high 790 offensive snaps ranked second on the team according to Pro Football Focus
• Graded out at 70.7 according to PFF with a team-high 79.3 grade in pass blocking
• Allowed only two sacks over 394 snaps with just three penalties

2022 – Junior (Florida)
• Redshirt season
• Played in two games

2021 – Sophomore (Florida)
• Started in seven of the 13 games played at left and right guard
• Helped the offense stay in the top 16 in total offense all year
• Anchored a line that led Florida to rank No. 23 nationally in rushing yards per game (208.7)
• Gators averaged 5.5 yards per carry to rank first in the SEC and fourth in the country
• Earned a spot on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2020 – Freshman (Florida)
• Appeared in 11 games primarily at guard as a true freshman
• Made his collegiate debut against South Carolina (Oct. 3) and recorded his first career start at Vanderbilt (Nov. 21)

High School
• A consensus four-star prospect coming out of Suwanee High School according to 247Sports, Rivals ESPN and On3
• Rated the No. 11 offensive guard nationally by ESPN
• No. 20 offensive tackle in the country and No. 38 player in Florida according to 247Sports
• Played for head coach Kyler Hall
• Four-year starter in Suwannee’s multi-faceted rushing offense
• National Merit Scholar finalist
• Also played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Suwannee tennis team, qualifying for the 2019 FHSAA Class 2A • State Quarterfinals in the individual doubles section

Personal
• Born in Poughkeepsie, New York
• Son of Michael and Karen Braun
• Got married in June of ‘22 to Azucena Gonzalez of Live Oak. Fla.
• Father, Mike, was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive tackle for Army West Point’s football team (1986-89), and mother, Karen, was a four-year starter for Army West Point’s basketball team from 1985-89, playing 112 games … She ranks fourth in school history in career rebounds (863) and career rebounding average (7.7)
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in classical studies from Florida in Dec. of ‘22 and a master’s of business administration from Arkansas in Dec. of ‘24 … Currently working on a graduate certificate in nonprofit management at UK

Josh Says
• His nickname is “Josh”
• After football, his dream job is to be a theologian and has plans to pursue a master’s degree in divinity and a doctorate in theology when his playing days are over
• One thing most people don’t know about his is that he went to state in high school for tennis
• His favorite family recipe that he can make is tamales
• The highlight of his life so far has been marrying his wife