Josh Priebe

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
OL
Height:
6-5
Weight:
306
Hometown:
Niles, Mich.
High School:
Edwardsburg

Pronunciation

At Michigan
• William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2024)
• All-Big Ten selection (third team, media; honorable mention, coaches, 2024)
• Named as a co-recipient of the Dierdorf-Hutchinson Award (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024)
• One-time letter winner (2024)

Graduate Student (2024)
• Started all 13 games at left guard; made one tackle to earn his first varsity letter at Michigan
• William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
• All-Big Ten selection (third team, media; honorable mention, coaches)
• Named as a co-recipient of the Dierdorf-Hutchinson Award
• Along with his Offensive Line teammates, shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance against USC
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Ohio State
• Made his U-M debut starting at left guard against Fresno State (Aug. 31)
• Started at left guard against Texas (Sept. 7), Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28), Michigan State (Oct. 26), Oregon (Nov. 2), Northwestern (Nov. 23), at Washington (Oct. 5), at Illinois (Oct. 19), at Indiana (Nov. 9), at Ohio State (Nov. 30), and against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

PRIOR to MICHIGAN
• Earned four varsity letters (2020-21-22-23) at Northwestern
• Named a team captain as a senior
• Part of a Big Ten West Division Championship team (2020)
• Appeared in 36 games with 29 starts along the interior offensive line, primarily at left guard
• Earned All-Big-Ten honors (third team, coaches and media, 2023)
• Three-time Academic All-Big-Ten (2021-23)
• Earned his degree in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern

Senior (2023)
• Started all 12 regular-season games on the offensive line at left guard to earn his fourth varsity letter
• All-Big Ten honoree (third team, coaches and media)
• In the opener, started at left guard at Rutgers (Sept. 3) and allowed zero pressures on 46 pass blocking snaps (per PFF)
• Started against Minnesota (Sept. 23); 82.1 pass blocking grade (PFF) with zero pressures allowed in 61 passing snaps
• Also got the start at left guard against UTEP (Sept. 9), Penn State (Sept. 30), Howard (Oct. 7), Maryland (Oct. 28), Purdue (Nov. 18), at Duke (Sept. 16), at Nebraska (Oct. 21), at Wisconsin (Nov. 11), at Illinois (Nov. 25)
• Started against Iowa at Wrigley Field (Nov. 4)

Junior (2022)
• Started eight games on the offensive line to earn his third varsity letter
• Earned starting assignments against Nebraska (Aug. 27), Duke (Sept. 10), Southern Illinois (Sept. 17), Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 24), Wisconsin (Oct. 8), at Penn State (Oct. 1), at Maryland (Oct. 22), at Iowa (Oct. 29)

Sophomore (2021)
• Started nine games on the offensive line to earn his second varsity letter
• Made first career start against Michigan State (Sept. 3)
• Also started against Indiana State (Sept. 11), Ohio (Sept. 25), Rutgers (Oct. 16), Minnesota (Oct. 30), Iowa (Nov. 6), at Nebraska (Oct. 2), at Michigan (Oct. 23), at Wisconsin (Nov. 13)

Freshman (2020)
• Appeared in eight games across the offensive line as the team played nine contests during the COVID-shortened season to earn his first varsity letter
• Made collegiate debut against Maryland (Oct. 24)
• Also appeared against Nebraska (Nov. 7), Wisconsin (Nov. 21), Illinois (Dec. 12), at Purdue (Nov. 14), at Michigan State (Nov 28), at Ohio State (Dec. 19)

Prep
• Attended Edwardsburg (2020) and played under head coach Kevin Bartz
• Helped Edwardsburg to a 25-1 record across his junior and senior seasons
• Posted an 11-1 mark in 2019, his senior year
• Led team to MHSAA Division 4 State Championship in his junior season
• Also a letter winner in power lifting (three years varsity)
• Three-time Scholar Athlete and Academic Award recipient

Key Statistics
• Part of an Edwardsburg offense that set an MHSAA record for most touchdowns scored in a season (2018)

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 435-ranked player nationally, the No. 20 Offensive Guard and the No. 12 player in the state of Michigan
• Graded by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 15 Offensive Guard and No. 12 player in Michigan
• ESPN three-star prospect; the No. 42 player in the region, the No. 55 Offensive Tackle, and the No. 16 player in the state of Michigan
• Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, the No. 18 Offensive Guard, and the No. 13 player in Michigan
• On3.com consensus ranking of three stars; the No. 422-ranked player nationally, the No. 20 Interior Offensive Lineman, and the No. 12 player in the state of Michigan
• In 2019 as a senior, was named first-team Associated Press All-State
• Detroit News Dream Team honoree (2019)
• Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Dream Team (2019)
• Named to the MLive Dream Team (2019)
• First-team All-State and MHSFCA Dream Team (2018)

Personal
• Josh Priebe was born on July 30, 2001
• Son of Mark and Angie Priebe