5 Josh Reliford
5 - Josh Reliford
Height: 5-10
Weight: 200
Year: Gr.
Hometown: Fitzgerald, Ga.
Position: DB
Previous School: Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
gp 11
tk 84.0
sac 1.5
int 0
ffum 2
Fall 2021: Reliford earned the team's Robert Hill Johnson Award and for good reason -- the standout was the Golden Eagles' leading defensive player, recording 69 tackles -- 38 solo and 21 assisted, including four for-loss. Reliford also had six pass break-ups and a quarterback hurry among his stat sheet. 
 
Spring 2021: Played and started all seven games in the Spring 2021 campaign ... finished fourth in the defensive charts with 41 total tackles -- 17 solo and 24 assisted ... had one tackle for loss for one yard ... led the team in interceptions with two for 24 yards ... had five pass breakups ... had a career-high 11 tackles -- five solo, six assisted -- against Murray State (3/14/21) ... interceptions came against Austin Peay (2/21/21) and Tennessee State (4/3/21) ... broke up three passes against the Tigers.
 
2019: Reliford played in all 12 games for the Golden Eagles, starting three ... recorded 54 tackles -- 29 solo and 25 assisted -- averaging 4.5 per game ... also had three tackles-for-loss for eight yards ... broke up three passes ... recorded a season-best seven tackles at Murray State (11/2/19) ... broke up two passes at Eastern Illinois (9/28/19).
 
2018 (Hutchinson CC): Reliford recorded 62 total tackles (34 solo, 28 assists), while also picking off two passes and recovering a fumble.
 
2017 (Hutchinson CC): Redshirted.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: While at Fitzgerald, he had 97 tackles, a sack, five interceptions and a blocked field goal. He was a Class AA first-team all-state selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association in 2016.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Joe and Harriet Reliford ... was born Feb. 16, 1998, in Tifton, Ga. ... His grandfather, Joe Reliford, is the youngest player to participate in professional baseball, appearing in a game at the age of 12, playing for the Fitzgerald Pioneers in July 1952.
 
ACADEMICS: Earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies in May 2021. Working toward a master's in business administration.
 
AWARDS: 2022: Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference
2021: Robert Hill Johnson Award, All-Ohio Valley Conference second team
2020-21 -- All-Ohio Valley Conference second team
Recent Games
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 45 19
Assists 39 15
Tackles 84.0 34.0
Tackles per game 7.6 6.8
Sacks 1.5 1.5
Sack yards 11 11
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 4 1 5.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 5 0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 1 10 11.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 3 6 9.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 3 4 7.0 0.5 7 1.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 2 2 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 5 4 9.0 0.0 0 2.0 6 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 5 1 6.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 6 2 8.0 1.0 4 1.0 4 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 5 5 10.0 - - 0.5 3 - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 6 4 10.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - - - - 1 - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 41 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 12 - - - - - - -
2020-21 7 - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 41 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 12 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 7 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 11 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 41 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 12 29 25 54.0 4.5 - - 3.0 8 - - - - - 3 -
2020-21 7 17 24 41.0 5.9 - - 1.0 1 - - - 2 24 5 -
2021-22 11 38 31 69.0 6.3 - - 4.0 7 - - - - - 6 -
2022-23 11 45 39 84.0 7.6 1.5 11 8.5 30 2 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 41 129 119 248.0 6.0 1.5 11 16.5 46 2 0 0 2 24 20 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 45 39 84.0 7.6 1.5 11 8.5 30 2 0 0 0 0 6 0
Conference 5 19 15 34.0 6.8 1.5 11 3.5 14 2 - - - - 2 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 20 18 38.0 7.6 1.0 4 4.0 10 1 - - - - 4 -
Away 6 25 21 46.0 7.7 0.5 7 4.5 20 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 21 8 29.0 7.3 1.0 4 1.5 7 2 - - - - 5 -
Losses 7 24 31 55.0 7.9 0.5 7 7.0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
-
September 3 10 11 21.0 7.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - 2 -
October 5 18 17 35.0 7.0 0.5 7 4.5 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 3 17 11 28.0 9.3 1.0 4 3.5 12 1 - - - - 3 -