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63 Josh Meeker

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 290
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.
  • Highschool Millard West

Biography

2014: Started in all 15 games for the Mavericks and finished his career starting in all 53 games during the last four seasons… Helped the Mavericks rush for 3,625 yards and 39 touchdowns…Received Don Hansen, Daktronics and CoSIDA First Team All-American honors… The 3,625 rushing yards were the most in a season in program history and the 39 rushing touchdowns were the third most in a season at MSU…Earned D2Football.com Second Team All-American honors and AP Little All-American Third Team accolades…Received the NSIC Myles Brand Award and was named Academic All-NSIC…Received NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense honors.

2013: Started all 12 games for the Mavericks as the center for the offensive line and has now started in 36 games in his career, while playing in 38… As a member of the offensive line, he helped his team rush for 3,536 rushing yards, the second most rushing yards in a single season at Minnesota State…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team…Garnered NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense honors…Helped the Mavericks pass for 2,262 yards and 20 touchdown passes.

2012: Started all 14 games and has started 24 games in his career, playing in 25...For the season, he was a member of a Maverick offensive line that saw their backs rush 668 times for 3,300 yards (4.9 ypc; 235.7 ypg) and 38 touchdowns and protected their quarterbacks who have completed 166-of-291 passes for 2,370 yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging 169.3 yards per game...The 3,330 yards of rushing, 668 carries, and 38 rushing touchdowns are all the second-highest marks on the school's single-season charts, while the 2,370 yards of passing was the tenth-best tally in school history...Was a Capitol One Academic All-District and Academic All-NSIC pick as well as a First-Team All-NSIC South Division selection.

2011: Played in all 12 games last season and earned ten starts as center...For the season he was employed by a Maverick offensive line which has seen nine running backs eclipse the 100-yard barrier...The Maverick offensive line saw the backfield rush for 2,292 yards and 25 touchdowns last year and throw for 2,278 yards and 20 touchdowns...MSU averaged 167.9 yards per game on the ground and 189.8 yards per game through the air.

2010: Redshirted.

High School: Was a two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for the Wildcats and helped them to a 10-3 record as a senior...Was named a team captain and selected as an all-district, all-metro, all-state and all-superstate preformer...Finished as a state runner-up as a senior, state champion as a junior and went to the state semifinals as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Bob and Pat Meeker...Born May 21, 1992...Construction management major at Minnesota State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 63

    2010Freshman

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    6'1" 275 lbs
    63
  • 63

    2011Redshirt Freshman

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    6'1" 290 lbs
    63
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    2012Sophomore

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    6'2" 300 lbs
    63
  • 63

    2013Junior

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    6'2" 291 lbs
    63
  • 63

    2014Senior

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    6'2" 290 lbs
    63