Tight end, Louisville, 2020–⁠23

Josh Lifson

Number
No. 42
Height
6′3″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Anchorage, KY

Josh Lifson played tight end at Louisville (2020–⁠23).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Louisville12828.0028
2022Louisville199.019
2023Louisville6599.8019
Career89612.0128

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Louisville42TEFr.
2021Louisville42TESo.
2022Louisville42TEJr.
2023Louisville42TESr.6′3″235

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
2021Louisville10.78––0.8–
2022Louisville12.69––2.7–
2023Louisville61.28––7.7–

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

2023 Louisville 5 games, 6 catches, 59 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16vs.IndianaW 21–⁠14113013
Sep 29atNC StateW 13–⁠10212010
Oct 28vs.DukeW 23–⁠0119019
Nov 9vs.VirginiaW 31–⁠241404
Nov 18atMiamiW 38–⁠31111011
2022 Louisville 1 game, 1 catch, 9 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 22vs.PittsburghW 24–⁠101919
2021 Louisville 1 game, 1 catch, 28 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 27vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠52128028

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

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