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2024 Football Roster

3 Josh Stokes

  • Position DB
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Huntingtown, Md.
  • High School Huntingtown

Biography

Career Highlights
• Two-Time 1st Team All-Region (2023 / 2024)
• 2023 2nd Team All-American (AP / D2CCA / Hansen)
• 2024 2nd Team All-American (AP / Hansen)
• 2024 All-PSAC West
• Two-time CSC Academic All-American (2023, 2024)

Personal: Son of Zuri and Shalonda Stokes … Working towards MBA.

2024: Started 12 of 14 games at cornerback ... Earned All-America honors from the Associated Press and Hansen Gazette ... Voted to the CSC Academic All-America Team ... Named to the CSC Academic All-Disrict, first team D2CCA All-Region and second team All-PSAC West ... Named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 ... 2024-25 Hampshire Honor Society inductee ... A team captain ... Made 53 tackles and 1.5 TFL in addition to 15 pass break-ups and four forced fumbles ... Had a pass break-up in 10 of 14 games ... Made eight tackles and had two pass break-ups against New Haven ... Collected four tackles and two pass break-ups against Indiana (Pa.) ... Produced a season-high seven tackles and had one pass break-up against Gannon ... Had a season-high 3 pass break-ups along with three tackles and 1.0 TFL in the playoff opener against New Haven ... Collected two pass break-ups, five tackles and 0.5 TFL in the NCAA Quarterfinal against California (Pa.) …. A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2023: Started all 14 games at cornerback … Earned All-America honors from the Associated Press, D2CCA and Hansen Gazette … An All-Super Region 1 selection … Voted to the CSC Academic All-America Team … Made 83 tackles and 2.0 TFL in addition to recording five interceptions and 11 pass break-ups … Ranked 34th in the nation in passes defended … Also led the PSAC in both interceptions and PBUs … Was The Rock’s third leading tackler … Opened year with seven tackles, one interception and 0.5 TFL against Wayne State … Picked off two passes and made six tackles in week two against West Chester … Also came away with INT’s against IUP and California … Made a season-high 10 tackles and broke up two passes in playoff victory over Tiffin … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2022: Appeared in all 13 games, making one start … Made 26 tackles with 2.5 TFL in addition to recording one sack, one interception and two pass break-ups … Ranked second on the team in special teams tackles with 11 … Made four tackles and a half TFL against Seton Hill … Recorded a six-tackles, two-TFL, one-sack performance at California … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Appeared in 11 games … Made eight tackles (5 solo / 3 assisted) … Broke up one pass and recovered one fumble … Also forced a fumble … Ranked fourth for The Rock in special teams tackles with four … Made two tackles while forcing and recovering a fumble against Clarion … Also had two-tackle games at Seton Hill and Gannon ... PSAC Scholar Athlete … Game-by-Game Statistics

2020: PSAC Scholar Athlete. 
 
High School: A three-sport athlete at Huntingtown High School, competing in football, wrestling and track … Was a team captain in all three sports … Produced 40 total tackles and an interception as a senior while making 13 receptions for 396 yards and seven touchdowns offensively … Also a state champion wrestler at 170 pounds … An honors student.
 
Career Highs
Total Tackles 10 at Tiffin (2023)
Solo Tackles 10 at Tiffin (2023)
Asst. Tackles 5 vs. California (Pa.) (2023)
TFL 2 at Cal U (2022)
Sacks 1 at Cal U (2022)
INT 2 vs. West Chester (2023)
PBU 3 vs. New Haven (2024)
 
Top Performances
Date Opponent Stats
10/22/22 Cal U 6 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
9/2/23 Wayne State 7 Tackles, 1 INT, 0.5 TFL
9/9/23 West Chester 6 Tackles, 2 INT
9/30/23 Indiana (Pa.) 6 Tackles, 1 INT, 0.5 TFL
10/21/23 Cal U 7 Tackles, 1 INT
11/25/23 Tiffin 10 Tackles, 2 PBU

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2020Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2021Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    39
  • 22

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2023Junior

    DB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    22
  • 3

    2024Senior

    DB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    3