2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 9
Josh Imatorbhebhe
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
- High School:
- North Gwinnett
Pronunciation: ee-MAT-or-bay-bay
Career Highs
Receptions: 5 vs. Michigan, 10/12/19
Receiving Yards: 178 at Michigan State, 11/9/19
Long Reception: 83 at Michigan State, 11/9/19
All-Purpose Yards: 34 vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Rec. Touchdowns: 2, twice (last at Michigan State, 11/9/19)
All-Purpose Yards: 178 at Michigan State, 11/9/19
2020 Redshirt Senior
- Started seven games at wide receiver
- 22 receptions for 297 yards and three touchdowns on the season
- Led the team in receptions (22)
- Led the team in receiving yards (297)
- Tied for team lead in touchdowns (3)
- 12 career receiving touchdowns tied for the seventh most in Illinois history
- Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team
- Graduated in December with a master’s degree in strategic brand communication
2019 Redshirt Junior
- Played and started the first 11 games at wide receiver
- Missed the last three games with an injury
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
- 33 receptions, 634 receiving yards, nine receiving touchdowns on the season
- Second in Illinois history in touchdown receptions in a single season (9), one behind the record of 10 set by David Williams in 1985 and Brandon Lloyd in 2001
- Fifth in the Big Ten and 32nd in the nation in receiving touchdowns (9)
- Third in the Big Ten and 20th in the nation in yards per reception (19.2)
- 16th in the Big Ten in receiving yards (634)
- Led Illinois in receptions (33), receiving yards (634), and touchdowns (9)
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after four receptions for a career-high 178 yards, including a career-long 83-yard touchdown, at Michigan State 11/9/19 to help Illinois win 37-34 in the biggest comeback in program history
- 52 yard touchdown reception in 38-10 win over Rutgers 11/2/19
- Two receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
- Career-high five receptions and 102 receiving yards vs. Michigan, 10/12/19, including one touchdown
- 91 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan 9/14/19
- First career touchdown as part of a two-touchdown game at UConn 9/7/19
- Made Illinois debut in the season opener against Akron
- Immediately eligible as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining
- Earned bachelor’s degree in business administration from USC in May 2019
- Grad transfer is pursuing a master’s degree in strategic brand communication at Illinois
2018 Redshirt Sophomore (USC)
- Played in one game for the Trojans
2017 Redshirt Freshman (USC)
- Backup wide receiver as a redshirt freshman
- Played in six games (Stanford, Texas, Washington State, Oregon State, Notre Dame, Ohio State)
- Two receptions for 11 yards on season
- Nine-yard reception at Washington State and a two-yard catch against Oregon State
2016 Freshman (USC)
- Redshirted the 2016 season
- Enrolled at USC in the spring of 2016 after graduating a semester early from high school
High School
- Four-star recruit by 247Sports Composite
- No. 123 recruit in the nation by 247Sports Composite
- No. 18 wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports Composite
- No. 13 recruit in Georgia by 247Sports Composite
- 2015 Prep Star All-American Dream Team
- 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post All-County third team
- Caught 31 passes for 452 yards (14.6 yards/catch) with three touchdowns as a senior
- Also threw a touchdown, had a 66-yard rush and averaged 19.0 yards on five kickoff returns as a senior
- 2014 All-Region 7-AAAAAA first team
- Helped North Gwinnett advance to the 2014 Class AAAAAA state championship game
- 59 receptions for 1,072 yards (18.2 yards/catch) with 15 touchdowns as a junior
- Five receptions for 55 yards (11.0 yards/catch) with a touchdown as sophomore
- Also played basketball at North Gwinnett
Personal
- Born April 12, 1998
- Brother, Daniel, played football at USC
- Majored in business administration at USC
- Enrolled in the strategic brand communication master’s program
- Traveled to Santiago, Chile, as part of the USC Marshall School of Business’ Learning About International Commerce (LINC) program
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