Joshua Leo Youngblood (born January 26, 2001) is an American football wide receiver and kick returner for the

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. He previously played at Kansas State and at Rutgers.

Early life and high school career

Youngblood grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended

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, where he played wide receiver until moving to quarterback before his junior year. He passed for 672 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 855 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a senior, Youngblood rushed 1,326 yards and 15 touchdowns on 206 carries while throwing for 384 yards and five touchdowns and catching one pass for a 73-yard touchdown. Youngblood initially committed to play college football at Temple, but later changed his commitment to Kansas State over offers from

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, Air Force and Navy, who recruited him to play quarterback.

College career

Kansas State

As a true freshman, Youngblood served as the Wildcats' primary kick returner and returned 13 kickoffs for 495 yards and three touchdowns and was named first team All- Big 12 Conference and the conference Special Teams Player of the Year. He also caught nine passes for 73 yards and rushed 11 times for 55 yards and a touchdown on offense. Youngblood was named a preseason All-American by Phil Steele, ESPN and CBS Sports entering his sophomore season. After appearing in only two of Kansas State's first four games and recording no receptions, Youngblood entered the transfer portal.

Rutgers

Youngblood announced that he would be transferring to Rutgers in November, 2020. In his first season with the team he played in nine games and had six catches for 52 yards and one touchdown and returned seven kicks for 156 yards. As a senior, Youngblood caught six passes for 74 yards and returned six kickoffs for 129 yards. After the season, he decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and entered the NCAA transfer portal for a second time.

Delaware

Youngblood join the

as a graduate transfer.

Professional career

References

External links

Kansas State Wildcats bioRutgers Scarlet Knights bioDelaware Fightin' Blue Hens bio
2001 births Living people Players of American football from Tampa, Florida American football wide receivers Kansas State Wildcats football players Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players {{widereceiver-stub