Receiver, Fresno State, 2010–⁠14

Josh Harper

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Stockton, CA
Born
Dec 1, 1991, in San Jose, California

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Josh Harper played receiver at Fresno State (2010–⁠14).

At a glance

Best season
1,097
Receiving yards, 2014 (Fresno State, 6–⁠8)
Best game
253 yards
Vs. Nevada, week 10, 2013: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

17catches, career highvs. Nevada, 2013253receiving yards, career highvs. Nevada, 20133receiving touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico, 2013

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2012 and 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Fresno State3549714.2549
2012Fresno State2433313.9437
2013Fresno State791,01112.81359
2014Fresno State901,09712.2758
Career2282,93812.92959

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Fresno State3WR
2011Fresno State3WR
2012Fresno State3WR
2013Fresno State3WR
2014Fresno State3WR6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Fresno State690.9065th (n=341)0.8162.28%
2014Fresno State1340.5554th (n=496)0.5273.812%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Fresno State 14 games, 90 catches, 1,097 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atUSCL 13–⁠52656014–
Sep 6atUtahL 27–⁠59683040–
Sep 13vs.NebraskaL 19–⁠55976020–
Sep 20vs.Southern UtahW 56–⁠16365141–
Sep 26atNew MexicoW 35–⁠24694128–
Oct 3vs.San Diego StateW 24–⁠13576049–
Oct 10atUNLVL 27–⁠3012187158–
Oct 17atBoise StateL 27–⁠37457132–
Nov 1vs.WyomingL 17–⁠45432015–
Nov 8vs.San José StateW 38–⁠24767220–
Nov 22atNevadaW 40–⁠206651192
Nov 29vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠21883021–
Dec 6atBoise StateL 14–⁠2810131052–
Dec 24 ✦vs.RiceL 6–⁠3042508−6
2013 Fresno State 11 games, 79 catches, 1,011 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.RutgersW 52–⁠511494216–
Sep 7vs.Cal PolyW 41–⁠25211013–
Sep 20vs.Boise StateW 41–⁠40336221–
Sep 28atHawai’iW 42–⁠379123230–
Oct 5atIdahoW 61–⁠14537112–
Oct 19vs.UNLVW 38–⁠14543010–
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 35–⁠28467050–
Nov 2vs.NevadaW 41–⁠2317253257–
Nov 9atWyomingW 48–⁠109159056–
Nov 23vs.New MexicoW 69–⁠2810161359–
Nov 29atSan José StateL 52–⁠62127127–
2012 Fresno State 5 games, 24 catches, 333 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atOregonL 25–⁠42226022–
Sep 15vs.ColoradoW 69–⁠14552120–
Sep 22atTulsaL 26–⁠277115132–
Sep 29vs.San Diego StateW 52–⁠409120137–
Oct 6atColorado StateW 28–⁠7120120–
2011 Fresno State 11 games, 35 catches, 497 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atCaliforniaL 21–⁠3632218–
Sep 10atNebraskaL 29–⁠42233126–
Sep 17vs.North DakotaW 27–⁠22225026–
Sep 24atIdahoW 48–⁠24374149–
Oct 1vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠38330012–
Oct 7vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠57875041–
Oct 15vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠21561020–
Oct 22atNevadaL 38–⁠45241034–
Nov 19atHawai’iW 24–⁠21384143−2
Nov 26vs.San José StateL 24–⁠27117017–
Dec 3atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠35335123–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height6′0⅞″
Weight191 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.69 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′0″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2016CFLCalgary Stampeders *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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