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2019 Football Roster

14 Josh Adkins

  • Position QB
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 217
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Spring Branch, Texas
  • High School Smithson Valley HS

Biography

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore) 
Started all 12 games ... Passed for 2,588 yards and 14 touchdowns, completing 275-of-437 throws (.629) ... Added four rushing touchdowns and one receiving score to finish the year with 2,629 total yards of offense and 19 touchdowns responsible for ... Passed for 300+ yards twice and threw for two or more touchdowns in four contests ... Posted a 116.38 efficiency rating ... Averaged 215.7 passing yards and 219.1 yards of total offense per game ... In season opener at #23 Washington State (8/31), threw for 221 yards on 28-of-42 passing and scored his first career rushing touchdown ... Completed 19-of-30 passes for 145 yards and touchdown at #2 Alabama (9/7) ... Threw for 299 yards and a touchdown on 26-of-41 passing in home opener against San Diego State (9/14) ... Eclipsed 300 passing yards for first time in the season at New Mexico (9/21), throwing for a season-high 335 yards and three touchdowns on 30-of-47 passing ... 15 carries for a career-best 32 yards and three rushing touchdowns against the Lobos ... Accounted for six touchdowns (three passing, three rushing), setting the program's new modern record ... The performance marked the second time in history an NM State quarterback rushed for three touchdowns in a game (Paul Dombrowski at Idaho, 2002) ... His efforts earned him honorable-mention recognition for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award ... Threw for 210 yards and a touchdown on 26-of-46 passing at home against Fresno State (9/28) ... Completed 20 of his 30 pass attempts for 265 yards against Liberty (10/5) ... Tossed three touchdowns for the second time in the season and completed 24-of-40 pass attempts for 263 yards at Central Michigan (10/12) ... In a rain-soaked affair at Georgia Southern (10/26), connected on 13 of his 23 passes for 59 yards ... At Ole Miss (11/9), was 25-of-35 on pass attempts, registering a 71.4 completion percentage without an interception ... Topped 300 passing yards for the third time in 2019 against UIW (11/16), leading the Aggies to their first win of the season on 28-of-38 passing (.737) for 316 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions ... Recorded a season-best 160.91 efficiency rating in the victory ... Led NM State to its second consecutive win of the season and its third straight victory over UTEP (11/23), completing 18-of-30 pass attempts for 175 yards ... Caught the first two passes of his career, including a seven-yard touchdown, in the win ... Did not throw an interception for the third consecutive week in the Battle of I-10 triumph ... Finished the season with his fourth multi-touchdown performance of the year, throwing for 173 yards (18-of-35) and three scores at Liberty (11/30).

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in ten games with eight starts … Started the final eight games of the season … Earned his first career start in a rivalry game at UTEP (9/22) … Completed 222-of-393 passes for 2,563 yards with 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions for the season … Rushed for 117 yards … Completed 57% of his passes … Led the team in completions, completion percentage, passing yards, passing yards per game and passing touchdowns … First career passing touchdown came in the fourth quarter of a rivalry game vs UNM (9/15) … Converted 34-of-51 passes for 402 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in a home win against Liberty (10/6) in his second career start … Most efficient game of the season came in a home win vs Alcorn State (11/3) – going 32-of-44 for 396 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions … Threw six touchdown passes in the final three weeks of the season … Eclipsed the 300 yard passing mark in three of his eight starts … Averaged 256 passing yards per game.

2017 (Freshman)
Redshirt season.

High School
Three-year varsity starter … Threw for a program leading 6,831 career yards … Totaled 66 passing touchdowns in three seasons … rushed for 1,177 career yards … Had 34 rushing touchdowns over three season … Threw for a single-season record 2,985 yards and 28 touchdowns his junior year … Ranks first in passing yards in program history … Earned 2017 San Antonio Sports All Star Football Game MVP honors … Was named 2016 San Antonio Express-News Areas Offensive Player of the Year … Received 2016 Texas District 27-6A Offensive Player of the Year … Named 2nd Team All-Area, 2nd Team All-Area and Academic All-District in 2015 … Named 2014 All-District First-Team Offense and Academic All-District.

Personal
Son of Steven and Sandra Adkins ... Has one brother ... Majoring in finance.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2017Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'2" 210 lbs
    8
  • 14

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'2" 218 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'2" 217 lbs
    14