Josh Harper

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Josh Harper
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-01) December 1, 1991 (age 32)
San Jose California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Stockton (CA) St. Mary's
College: Fresno State
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Josh Harper (born December 1, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Panthers of the Indoor Football League. He played college football with Fresno State.

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Early years

Harper attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California, where he played football, basketball and ran track. He played numerous positions including wide receiver, safety, running back, punt returner and kick returner for the St. Mary's Rams football team. He finished his high school career with 164 receptions for 2,669 yards and 28 receiving touchdowns. [1] In track & field, Harper competed as a sprinter, recording personal-best times of 12.04 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 24.22 seconds in the 200-meter dash. [2]

Harper was ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit. [3] He was recruited by Cal, Arizona, Arizona State, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Washington State.

College career

Harper was redshirted as a freshman at Fresno State University in 2010. As redshirt freshman in 2011, he played in 11 games with three starts and recorded 35 receptions for 497 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2012, Harper played in only five games due to injuries. [4] He finished the season with 24 receptions for 333 yards and four touchdowns. As a junior in 2013, he had 79 receptions for 1,011 yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 games. [5] Harper entered his senior season in 2014 as a starter. [6]

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Harper signed with the Oakland Raiders on May 8, 2015. [7] On September 1, 2015, he was waived by the Raiders. [8]

Calgary Stampeders

On June 13, 2016, Harper signed with the Calgary Stampeders. On June 19, 2016, he was released by the Stampeders.

Oakland Panthers

On November 4, 2019, Harper signed with the Oakland Panthers.

Personal life

He is the youngest of nine children born to Willie Harper, who played in the NFL as an outside linebacker. [9] [10]

He is uncle of the rapper Saweetie and first cousin of actor Gabrielle Union.

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References

  1. ↑ "Josh Harper Bio - Fresno State Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tri-City Conference - SJS 2009 - Combined Prelim & Final Results (Raw)".
  3. ↑ Rivals.com
  4. ↑ Injuries only thing slowing Harper
  5. ↑ Fresno State football: Josh Harper healthy, ready to be difference-maker Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ College Football: Harper continues to shine for Fresno State
  7. ↑ "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Raiders announce transactions". Raiders.com. September 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Fresno State's Josh Harper, son of former NU great, hungry for Husker rematch
  10. ↑ Family ties Josh Harper to NFL, success
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