Josh Fuga Season 2024

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2023: Played in all 13 games, starting four ... registered 13 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs ... tallied one quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery.

2022: Played in 10 games, making five starts at defensive tackle ... Recorded 12 tackles (one solo), 2.0 TFL (6 yards), 0.5 sacks (3 yards), two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry ... Aided a tackle at Duke (Nov. 12) ... Assisted on a tackle against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5) ... Made his fourth consecutive start, assisting on a tackle and recording a pass breakup at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27) ... Started, assisting on a 3-yard sack against Miami (Oct. 15) ... Made his second straight start, recorded four tackles (one solo), set a career high with 1.5 TFL (3 yards) and broke up a pass at Pitt (Oct. 8) ... Started, assisted on two tackles and was credited with a quarterback hurry at North Carolina (Oct. 1).

2021: Appeared in all 13 games, starting three at DT ... Totaled 21 tackles (five solo), 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sacks (-7.0 yards) in 2021 ... Recorded two tackles vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Made his first career start and recorded a TFL vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11) ... Made two tackles at West Virginia (9/18) ... Recorded a career-high six tackles including 0.5 sack (-2.0 yards) vs. Notre Dame (10/9) ... Registered a tackle vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Made three tackles vs. Syracuse (10/23) ... Recorded two tackles at Boston College (11/5) ... Started and registered two tackles vs. Duke (11/13) ... Recorded a tackle and a quarterback hurry at Miami (11/20) ... Started and blocked an extra-point attempt vs. Maryland (12/29).

2020: Saw reserve duty in all 11 games in 2020 … Finished the year with 10 tackles (three solo), 1.0 sack, a PBU and a QB hurry … Registered two tackles vs. NC State (9/26) … Recorded one QB hurry at UNC (10/10) … Posted a career-high three tackles vs. Boston College (10/17) … Registered 1.0 sack at Louisville (10/31) … Racked up one tackle vs. Liberty (11/7) … Made one tackle vs. Virginia (12/12).
 
2019: Saw his first collegiate action at Georgia Tech (11/16) and redshirted.
 
High School: Played for head coach Darryl Overton at Freedom High School … A three-star recruit according to 247 Sports’ composite ranking … Named first-team offensive and defensive lineman and the Defensive Player of the Year by InsideNOVA … Named Defensive Player of the Year and all-region by UltimateRecruit.com … Helped lead Freedom to the Class 6 state championship game.
 
Personal: Son of Rosalyn and Sivatia Fuga … Majoring in human development … Last name pronounced: FOO-guh.