Josh Harper

Josh Harper

Fresno State Bulldogs No. 3
Position	Wide receiver
Class	Senior
Career history
College	Fresno State University (2010−present)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-12-01) December 1, 1991
Place of birth	San Jose, California
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)

Josh Harper (born December 1, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

Early years

Harper attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California, where he played football, basketball and ran track. He played numerous positions including wide receiver, safety, running back, punt returner and kick returner for the St. Mary's Rams football team. He finished his high school career with 164 receptions for 2,669 yards and 28 receiving touchdowns.^[1] In track & field, Harper competed as a sprinter, recording personal-best times of 12.04 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 24.22 seconds in the 200-meter dash.^[2]

Harper was ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit.^[3] He was recruited by Cal, Arizona, Arizona State, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Washington State.

College career

Harper was redshirted as a freshman at Fresno State University in 2010. As redshirt freshman in 2011, he played in 11 games with three starts and recorded 35 receptions for 497 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2012, Harper played in only five games due to injuries.^[4] He finished the season with 24 receptions for 333 yards and four touchdowns. As a junior in 2013, he had 79 receptions for 1,011 yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 games.^[5] Harper entered his senior season in 2014 as a starter.^[6]

Personal

His father, Willie Harper, played in the NFL.^[7]

References

External links

• Fresno State Bulldogs bio