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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2021 Football Roster

5 Benz Josue

  • Position Outside Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 210
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • High School Mountain View
  • Major Multimedia Film and Production
  • Twitter @BenzJ_5
  • Instagram @king_benz3

Biography

PRONOUNCED HO-sway

2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention (Pro Football Focus) 
2019-20 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

2021-22: Played in and started all 12 games … Played 511 total snaps (392 on defense, 119 on special teams) … Tallied 40 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, one pass break up and four quarterback hurries on the season … Had five stops in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Tallied a tackle at Florida Atlantic … Posted four tackles, including a 10-yard tackle for loss, at Arkansas … Had six tackles, including one for loss, against Louisiana … Played 32 snaps against Arkansas State … Had a stop at Troy and two tackles at South Alabama … Had six tackles against Georgia State … Had four tackles, including half a tackle for loss, against Coastal Carolina … Posted five tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry in the win at Texas State … Had four tackles against BYU … Had two tackles and a quarterback hurry at App State.

2020-21: Played in all 13 games, starting four … Saw action on 454 total snaps (335 on defense, 119 on special teams) … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection by Pro Football Focus … Recorded 30 tackles, including four for loss and 2.5 sacks, along with four quarterback hurries a pass break up and a forced fumble … Played 28 total snaps against Campbell in the opener, picking up a tackle … Had another tackle at Louisiana … Tallied three stops at ULM … Had a tackle against UMass … Had three tackles, including half a stop for loss, against Coastal Carolina … Tallied four stops, including 1.5 for loss and a sack, against South Alabama … Had a quarterback hurry against Troy … Had two tackles against Texas State … Played 20 total snaps at Army West Point … Got the start at Georgia State, posting five tackles … Had four tackles, including half a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against Florida Atlantic … Had a tackle and a quarterback hurry against App State … Had five tackles, including a sack, and a quarterback hurry against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

2019-20: Missed the season after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia … Made the Honor Roll in the fall and spring … Named to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA.

2018-19: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams … Was on the field for 308 total plays (86 defensive, 222 special teams) … Tallied four tackles and an interception … Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown at ULM … Posted an interception against UMass … Had a tackle at No. 2 Clemson … Also had tackles against New Mexico State, ULM and Coastal Carolina.

2017-18: Was redshirted … Made the Honor Roll in the fall … Named to the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Mountain View for Coach Nick Bach … Ranked as the No. 164 “athlete” in the country and the No. 257 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … As a senior, had 68 tackles, one sack and three interceptions, while also playing receiver at times as well … Scored five touchdowns on offense and 400 all-purpose yards.

PERSONAL: Born Garbentz Josue on June 28 in Port au Prince, Haiti … Son of Eugenie and Williere Josue … Has two brothers, Guerby and Fratz, and two sisters, Vitchinie and Woodline.

MAJOR: Multimedia Film and Production (graduated); Interdisciplinary Studies

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2017Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 190 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    54
  • 5

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    5