2014 Football Roster
Roster
Josh Parris
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High School:
- Stephenson
Career Overview: Appeared in 33 games (17 starts) and caught 43 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns ... 2013-14 ‘Cuse Awards Play of the Year winner for his game-winning touchdown catch with six seconds left against Boston College ... Redshirted in 2012 ... Three letters.
Senior Year (2016): Played against Florida State (11/19) and did not record any statistics.
Junior Year (2015): Played in 10 games with seven starts .. Missed the Central Michigan (9/19) and NC State (11/21) games due to injury ... Third on the Orange with a personal-best 21 receptions for 140 yards ... Made at least one catch in seven games ... Led the team with four receptions for 35 yards, including a season-long grab of 13 yards, at Florida State (10/31) ... Paced the Orange again with five receptions for 24 yards the next week at Louisville (11/7).
Sophomore Year (2014): Played in nine games, starting eight ... Registered nine receptions for 49 yards ... Against Louisville (10/3), led the Orange with five receptions for 34 yards ... At Wake Forest (10/18), caught two passes for four yards.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in all 13 games, starting two … Recorded 13 receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns ... Made at least one reception in seven games ... Against Boston College (11/30), caught a career-high seven passes for 47 yards and had two touchdowns, including the game-winning score with six seconds remaining, to lift the Orange to a 34-31 victory.
2012: Redshirt season.
High School: Coached at Stephenson by Ron Gartrell … Rated the 24th-best tight end nationally by Tom Lemming at MaxPreps.com … Participated in the 2011 Georgia High School All-Star Game … Led Stephenson to a 9-1 record as a senior … 2011 Georgia Region 2AAAAA First Team selection … In 2011, had 12 receptions for 200 yards and three touchdowns … In 2010, made 11 catches for 168 yards, averaging 15.2 yards per catch, as a team captain for Shiloh High School.
Personal: Joshua Eugene Parris … Born in July 1993 in Decatur, Ga. … Son of Nicole Parris and Rufus Sims … Two brothers, three sisters … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
