Jacksonville State University Athletics

• SEC Co-Freshman of the Week vs. Central Michigan (2011) 

JSU CAREER:
2015: Appeared in the first seven games of the season for the Gamecocks before suffering a season-ending injury…made his Jacksonville State debut in the season opener against Chattanooga, when he rushed for 65 yards on eight carries…scored his first touchdown at Jax State two weeks later against Tennessee State…scored one rushing touchdown in four-straight games…finished the season with 405 yards on 70 carries and four touchdowns…had 21 receiving yards on four receptions…finished sixth on the team in all-purpose yards with 426. 

PRIOR TO JSU (Bio from UK):
2014: Played in nine games as a junior…carried the ball nine times for 32 yards…had five carries for 27 yards in the Ohio game.

2013: Sustained an injury during preseason workouts, missing 
the season.

2012: Redshirted while rehabilitating a knee injury.

2011: Played in the first six games, starting three, before incurring a season-ending injury at South Carolina…was leading the team in rushing with 279 yards when he was sidelined…both of his touchdowns were game-winners…scored UK’s first touchdown of the season, a 14-yard run that was the go-ahead score in the victory over WKU…top game was in the win over Central Michigan, when he rushed 14 times for 126 yards…had an 87-yard touchdown run that broke a tie and put the Wildcats ahead for good…the 87-yarder was the longest by a Wildcat since 1970, the fourth-longest in UK history, the longest ever by a UK?freshman and the longest in Commonwealth Stadium history (note: since broken by Jalen Whitlow’s 88-yard run vs. Alabama State in 2013…named SEC?Co-Freshman of the Week for that performance…rushed for 69 yards at LSU, one of the nation’s top defenses.

HIGH SCHOOL: State Offensive Player of the Year in Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and Atlanta Journal-Constitution…also first-team all-state in Class AAAA by both of those selectors…rushed for 2,003 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 8.3 yards per carry, as a senior at Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, Ga…set the single-season school rushing record with his 2,003-yard performance…team went 9-3 senior year, going to the second round of the state playoffs…also topped the 1,000-yard mark his junior season with 15 TDs…set the school career rushing record with 3,585 yards and 40 touchdowns…two-year member of the all-county team…played in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game as a senior…has been timed under 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash…coached by former JSU letterman Amos McCreary…four-year member of the track team…competed in a unique combination of events, the shot put, 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay…finished fifth in the state in the shot put as a senior…member of the Future Business Leaders of America…honor-roll student.

PERSONAL: Born in Athens, Ga…son of Charlie and Wanda Clemons…father Charlie played in the National Football League for St. Louis, Houston and New Orleans…Josh’s cousin, Chris Clemons, has played for five NFL teams, most recently for Jacksonville…another cousin, Nick Clemons, played football at the University of Georgia…received his degree in agricultural economics from Kentucky and plans to earn a masters in sports management at JSU.