Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
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Fannin, Josh

Jersey Number 85
Josh Fannin
- Position:
- TE/OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 271
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hoschton, GA
- High School:
- Mill Creek
Bio
2019 (r-Senior)
• Played in two games
• Missed all of spring practice while recovering from surgery
• Named to the Rimington Award Watch List
• Made the move to the half back/tight end position
• Played in the team’s first two games before seeing his season come to an end with an injury
2018 (r-Junior)
• Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors
• Started all 14 games at center
• Averaged 70.6 snaps per game
• Graded out a winner in 13 of 14 games
• Earned the Warrior of the Game award against Georgia and UAB
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games and had three starts
• Competed in 343 total snaps and 233 came in the last three games
• Played 57 snaps at center against Charlotte when starter Robert Behanan went down with an injury
• Made his first collegiate start at WKU and played a career-high 85 snaps
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Missed the entire season with an injury
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Four-year letterman in football and wrestled for two years at Mill Creek High School
• Started two years in football
• Named first team all-county and first team all-region his junior year and helped lead his team to a state quarterfinal appearance as a sophomore
• Competed in the National Underclassmen All-American Game in Myrtle Beach, SC
• Played for Coach Shannon Jarvis
Personal
• Full name: Joshua Ryan Fannin
• Parents: John and Natalie Fannin; Paula Fannin (mother)
• Born: 1/24/96
• Major: Academic Focus
• Played in two games
• Missed all of spring practice while recovering from surgery
• Named to the Rimington Award Watch List
• Made the move to the half back/tight end position
• Played in the team’s first two games before seeing his season come to an end with an injury
2018 (r-Junior)
• Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors
• Started all 14 games at center
• Averaged 70.6 snaps per game
• Graded out a winner in 13 of 14 games
• Earned the Warrior of the Game award against Georgia and UAB
2017 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games and had three starts
• Competed in 343 total snaps and 233 came in the last three games
• Played 57 snaps at center against Charlotte when starter Robert Behanan went down with an injury
• Made his first collegiate start at WKU and played a career-high 85 snaps
2016 (r-Freshman)
• Missed the entire season with an injury
2015 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Four-year letterman in football and wrestled for two years at Mill Creek High School
• Started two years in football
• Named first team all-county and first team all-region his junior year and helped lead his team to a state quarterfinal appearance as a sophomore
• Competed in the National Underclassmen All-American Game in Myrtle Beach, SC
• Played for Coach Shannon Jarvis
Personal
• Full name: Joshua Ryan Fannin
• Parents: John and Natalie Fannin; Paula Fannin (mother)
• Born: 1/24/96
• Major: Academic Focus
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