Tight end, Michigan State, 2012–⁠16

Josiah Price

Lettered 2013–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 82
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Greentown, IN

Josiah Price played tight end at Michigan State (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last at Penn State, 201683receiving yards, career highat Indiana, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Rutgers, 2016

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Michigan State1721012.4439
2014Michigan State2637414.4667
2015Michigan State2326711.6631
2016Michigan State3838710.2526
Career1041,23811.92167

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Michigan State82TE
2013Michigan State82TE
2014Michigan State82TE
2015Michigan State82TE
2016Michigan State82TE6′4″

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
2013Michigan State130.97––12.7–
2014Michigan State410.7077th (n=496)0.5228.55%
2015Michigan State370.6977th (n=465)0.5325.75%
2016Michigan State470.9695th (n=489)0.5245.16%

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

2016 Michigan State 11 games, 38 catches, 387 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.FurmanW 28–⁠13121121
Sep 17atNotre DameW 36–⁠28224023
Sep 24vs.WisconsinL 6–⁠30558017
Oct 1atIndianaL 21–⁠2441818
Oct 8vs.BYUL 14–⁠31229018
Oct 15vs.NorthwesternL 40–⁠54452119
Oct 29vs.MichiganL 23–⁠32329011
Nov 5atIllinoisL 27–⁠31665026
Nov 12vs.RutgersW 49–⁠031327
Nov 19vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠17215010
Nov 26atPenn StateL 12–⁠45663023
2015 Michigan State 11 games, 23 catches, 267 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atWestern MichiganW 37–⁠24349125
Sep 12vs.OregonW 31–⁠28223112
Sep 19vs.Air ForceW 35–⁠21115115
Sep 26vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠101515
Oct 17atMichiganW 27–⁠231707
Oct 24vs.IndianaW 52–⁠26351131
Nov 7atNebraskaL 38–⁠39221016
Nov 14vs.MarylandW 24–⁠7211011
Nov 28vs.Penn StateW 55–⁠16333116
Dec 5vs.IowaW 16–⁠13113013
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠38439018
2014 Michigan State 10 games, 26 catches, 374 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 45–⁠7354032
Sep 6atOregonL 27–⁠46551117
Sep 27vs.WyomingW 56–⁠14119119
Oct 4vs.NebraskaW 27–⁠22121021
Oct 11atPurdueW 45–⁠31216114
Oct 18atIndianaW 56–⁠17383167
Oct 25vs.MichiganW 35–⁠11114014
Nov 8vs.Ohio StateL 37–⁠49572120
Nov 15atMarylandW 37–⁠15217010
Jan 1 ✦vs.BaylorW 42–⁠41327110
2013 Michigan State 10 games, 17 catches, 210 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 14vs.Youngstown StateW 55–⁠17328013
Sep 21atNotre DameL 13–⁠171404
Oct 12vs.IndianaW 42–⁠28139039
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 14–⁠0126026
Oct 26atIllinoisW 42–⁠3221113
Nov 2vs.MichiganW 29–⁠6112012
Nov 23atNorthwesternW 30–⁠6335115
Nov 30vs.MinnesotaW 14–⁠3112112
Dec 7vs.Ohio StateW 34–⁠24324112
Jan 1 ✦vs.StanfordW 24–⁠201909

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′3⅞″
Weight249 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.89 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press25 reps
3-cone drill7.32 s
20-yard shuttle4.51 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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