Josh Uche

Class:
Senior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Columbus

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER BESTS
Defense
• Tackles: 8, vs. Army (Sept. 7, 2019)
• Solos: 5, at Indiana (Nov. 23, 2019)
• Assists: 6, vs. Army (Sept. 7, 2019)
• TFLs: 5.0, at Illinois (Oct. 12, 2019)
• Sacks: 3.0, at Illinois (Oct. 12, 2019)
• PBUs: 1, 2x (last at Penn State, Oct. 19, 2019)
• FR: 1, at Indiana (Nov. 23, 2019)

At Michigan
• Three-year letterman (2017-18-19)
• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree (second team, coaches, 2019; third team, media, 2019; honorable mention, coaches and media, 2018)
• Named the team's Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
• Appeared in 39 games in his Michigan career with nine starts

Senior (2019)
• Appeared in all 13 games with nine starts; totaled 35 tackles with 11.5 for loss and 8.5 sacks (led team in both categories) and earned his third varsity letter
• Named the team's Defensive Player of the Year
• Named to Pro Football Focus College's All-Big Ten Team on defense (second team, edge)
• Named Defensive Player of the Game for his performances against Army
• Shared Defensive Player of the Game honors with the entire defense for their performance against Iowa
• Twice named co-Defensive Player of the Week for his performances at Illinois, at Indiana
• Three times featured in Pro Football Focus College All-Big Ten Team (edge) following his performances against Illinois, Maryland and Indiana
• Made two tackles, a 13-yard sack, forced a fumble and broke up a pass against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31)
• Tallied eight tackles against Army (Sept. 7)
• Started and made one solo stop at Wisconsin (Sept. 21)
• Registered a half-sack among four tackles and two quarterback hurries in a start against Rutgers (Sept. 28)
• Assisted on one tackle playing linebacker against Iowa (Oct. 5)
• Racked up five tackles for loss including three sacks at Illinois (Oct. 12)
• Credited with one sack and one pass breakup among two tackles made at Penn State (Oct. 19)
• Added on one tackle and added a quarterback hurry against Notre Dame (Oct. 26)
• Credited with a pair of sacks on three total tackles at Maryland (Nov. 2)
• Contributed one solo tackle and added a quarterback hurry against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
• Forced and recovered a fumble and hurried the quarterback twice among five solo tackles including a sack and a pair of TFLs at Indiana (Nov. 23)
• Credited with one assisted stop against Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Hurried the quarterback twice and made one assisted stop against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Junior (2018)
• Appeared in twelve games at linebacker; recorded 15 tackles with eight for loss and recorded seven sacks and earned his second varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Along with the entire defense, secured a share of Defensive Player of the Week honors for their contributions towards the team performance against Michigan State
• One of four Defensive Players of the Week for his performance against Penn State
• Delivered the Big Hit of the Week at Northwestern
• Made one tackle and was credited with one pass breakup while playing linebacker and contributing on special teams at Notre Dame (Sept. 1)
• Made one assisted tackle stop against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
• Contributed at outside linebacker against Nebraska (Sept. 22)
• Registered the first multi-sack game of his career with 2.0 at Northwestern (Sept. 29), including one on the final play of the game
• Made two solo tackles, including one for loss, and added a quarterback hurry against Maryland (Oct. 6)
• Credited with a nine-yard sack against Wisconsin (Oct. 13)
• Contributed two sacks for a total of 14 yards lost at Michigan State (Oct. 20)
• Made two sacks among his three solo tackles against Penn State (Nov. 3)
• Assisted on one tackle playing off the edge at Rutgers (Nov. 10)
• Credited with one assisted tackle against Indiana (Nov. 17)
• Played linebacker at Ohio State (Nov. 24)
• Credited with one solo tackle while playing linebacker against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)

Sophomore (2017)
• Played in 10 games with a total of 3 tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss and sack
• Shared Big Hit of the Week honors with teammates Rashan Gary and Mo Hurst after the win against Maryland
• Made two solo stops and registered his first career sack, a 10-yard loss, against Florida in the Advocare Classic (Sept. 2)
• Earned snaps at linebacker against Cincinnati (Sept. 9)
• Played special teams against Air Force (Sept. 16)
• Registered a solo tackle while playing linebacker at Indiana (Oct. 14)
• Earned snaps on defense and on special teams against Rutgers (Oct. 28), Maryland (Nov. 11), Wisconsin (Nov. 18), Ohio State (Nov. 25), and in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1), playing linebacker

Freshman (2016)
• Played in four games
• Contributed three tackles
• Was named the Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week vs Indiana (Nov. 19)
• Made collegiate debut at linebacker against Hawaii (Sept. 3)
• Played on special teams vs. UCF (Sept. 10)
• Posted two tackles and forced one fumble against Colorado (Sept. 17), played on special teams and linebacker against the Buffaloes
• Saw action at linebacker vs. Penn State (Sept. 24)

Prep
• Attended Columbus High School (2016) coached by Chris Merritt
• Helped lead team to Florida Class 8A state championship game as a junior and senior

Key Statistics
• Tallied 50 tackles and 14 sacks with two forced fumbles as a senior
• Registered 34 tackles, 8.5 sacks and two forced fumbles during junior year

Honors and Rankings
• Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 50 recruit in the state of Florida
• Three-star prospect by Scout.com; listed as the No. 60 defensive end in the nation
• ESPN three-star prospect, the No. 44 outside linebacker nationally and the 130th-best prospect in Florida

Personal
• Josh Uche was born on Sept. 18, 1998