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Josh Shirley
Josh Shirley

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Fontana, Calif.

High School:
Kaiser

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 235

Position:
DE

Experience:
1V

04/18/2012

Hungry Dawgs Getting After Each Other This Spring

Emphasis on tackling - and accountability - have been apparent in practices.

04/09/2012

Many RB Options As Huskies Begin Life After Polk

Stable of Husky backs vying for carries as spring ball continues.

11/07/2011

Dawgs Return To L.A. To Face 18th-Ranked USC

Huskies have beaten Trojans two seasons in a row - both on last-second field goals.

10/26/2011

Defense Preps For Opposite, Aerial Challenge This Week

Arizona's quick-strike passing game the latest test for Holt, Trufant, redemption-minded Dawgs' defense.

10/21/2011

Huskies' Mantras At Stanford: 'Keep Climbing, Don't Change'

Sarkisian says growing Huskies know 'it's about us. It's not about Stanford.'

12/29/2011

Alamo Bowl - AP Photo Gallery

Alamo Bowl, No. 12 Baylor vs. Washington - AP Photo Gallery

11/26/2011

UW vs. WSU Football, Nov. 26, 2011

Photos from the Huskies' Apple Cup win over Washington State.

10/15/2011

Washington vs. Colorado - Oct. 15, 2011

Washington vs. Colorado - Oct. 15, 2011

2011: Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman, starting seven of the 13 at one defensive end spot ... notched three sacks and five total tackles vs. Baylor in the Alamo Bowl ... in the Apple Cup win over WSU, finished with four tackles, including two and a half for loss, one and a half sacks and a forced fumble ... three tackles and a sack at Oregon State ... two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the win over California ... two tackles, one sack, at Utah ... three tackles, including one and a half for loss, vs. Colorado ... two tackles, one for a loss, in the win over Arizona ... two tackles and a sack at USC.

2010: Did not see any game action as a true freshman, redshirting the season.

High School & Personal: Named the Defensive MVP of the Sunkist League and co-Defensive Player of the Year of the CIF Southern Section Eastern Division ... one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top high school linebacker ... named to the Riverside Press-Enterprise all-area team ... recorded 105 tackles as a senior ... helped lead Cats to a 9-4 record as a senior in 2009 ... team won its ninth straight Sunkist League title and advanced to the semifinals of the CIF-SS Eastern Division championship ... played in the U.S. Army All-America game following senior season ... scored a touchdown on a 77-yard return of a blocked field goal in that game ... played on the San Bernardino County squad in the Inland Empire All-Star game following senior year ... as a junior credited with 88 tackles and 17 sacks ... a PrepStar All-American ... named second-team all-state by calhisports.com ... listed as the No. 15 prospect in the state by the Contra Costa Times "Cream of the Crop" ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's Western 100 ... made the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention ... named third-team all-state by goldenstatepreps.com following junior year ... ranked the No. 9 outside linebacker and No. 137 overall recruit in the nation by rivals.com, which also listed him as the No. 19 prospect in the state of California ... rated the No. 12 outside linebacker in the nation by scout.com ... played for coach Phil Zelaya.



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