25 Josh Oglesby
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Tailback
  • r-Sophomore
  • 210 lbs.
  • Garner
  • Garner, N.C.

Made great strides during the spring before spraining an ankle in the final scrimmage … Saw holes and made cuts at full speed, something he didn’t do consistently during the fall … Moved into the No. 2 tailback spot last fall after starter Kenny Lewis, Jr., was injured midway through the season … Ran hard and picked up some key yards in the ACC Championship win against Boston College … Had a great off-season program … A great athlete with both speed and strength … Has the best hands of anybody in the offensive backfield … Is gradually improving his blocking … An important part of the Hokies’ plans for the season.

2008: Played in 12 games, rushing 38 times for 88 yards … His first carries came in the Furman game when he had four rushes for 7 yards … Carried four times for 9 yards at North Carolina … Saw some special teams action at Nebraska … Picked up 19 yards on seven rushes against WKU, breaking four tackles … Carried six times for 13 yards against BC and caught two passes for 6 yards … Rushed four times for 11 yards at FSU … Hauled in a pair of passes against Maryland, including one for a 6-yard gain … Did not see action at Miami … Picked up three carries in the Virginia game for 2 yards … Got six carries in the ACC Championship game against BC, picking up 18 yards … Had a 13-yard run against Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl … Earned Super Iron Hokie honors during the winter … Rushed nine times for 28 yards in the Hokies’ first full spring scrimmage … Scored on a 4-yard run and caught two passes for 20 yards in another scrimmage … Sprained his ankle in the final scrimmage and missed the Maroon-White game.

2007: Redshirted during the fall … Earned Super Iron Hokie honors during winter workouts … Turned in a 29-yard touchdown run during the team’s first scrimmage of the spring … Ran for 40 yards on seven carries during the Maroon-White game … Also caught two passes for 5 yards.

2006: Joined the team in January … Turned in a 355-pound bench press during spring max testing … Did well in early spring practices before injuring an ankle.

High School: Was selected to the NC/SC Shrine Bowl his senior year after rushing for 1,004 yards and 18 touchdowns … Rushed for over 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior … Added 230 yards receiving as well … Recorded 45 tackles and three interceptions … Listed as the No. 34 running back in the country and the No. 18 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals … Listed as the No. 32 overall player on the North Carolina 35 by SuperPrep … Rated the No. 33 player in the state of North Carolina by Scout … An All-Atlantic Region selection by PrepStar … A member of the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic Team.

Personal: Joshua Gray Oglesby … Born 9/23/88 in Garner, NC … Son of Ike and Monya Oglesby … Father, Ike, is No. 13 on the North Carolina all-time rushing list with 1,773 yards in 1970-72 … Enrolled in apparel, housing and resource management (residential property management).

Season Stats
Show Splits
Click on a season below to show/hide the game-by-game stats
RushingReceiving
SeasonGPGSAttYdsAvgLongTDNoYdsAvgLongTD
200812038882.31306142.360
2009130783354.33423206.7130
Career2501164233.63429343.8130