Bio

2011: Turned in one of the all-time best seasons in any sport in Hillsdale College history in 2011…Tabbed First-Team All-American by every media outlet that covers Division II football, and was one of nine semifinalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II equivalent of the Heisman…Set school single-season records for carries (325), rushing yards (1,604) and rushing touchdowns (27)…Tied the GLIAC single-season record with 25 rushing TDs in a season…Had 31 total touchdowns, also shattering a school record…Had three 200-yard rushing games on the season, with a high of 262 vs. Ohio Dominican on Homecoming, Oct. 8…Secured second straight First-Team All-GLIAC honor and was named the GLIAC Player of the Year…Also named First-Team All-Region by the AFCA and Daktronics…Had 30 or more carries eight times in his 10 starts…Averaged 45 more rushing yards per game than any other tailback in the conference…The NCAA Division II scoring average champion…Caught 24 passes for 270 yards on the season, and had a season-high of seven receptions versus Ashland on Sept. 17…Had a 66-yard catch and an 80-yard run against Ohio Dominican…Held to less than 100 rushing yards just twice during the season.

2010: Honorable mention All-American running back, who led the conference in rushing in his first season as a starter…Set single-season school record with 312 carries…Ran for 1,485 yards and 15 touchdowns, both tops in the GLIAC…Named First-Team All-GLIAC…Needs just 56 rushing yards to crack the school’s career top 10 rushing leaders list…Ran for a career-high 224 yards, and three touchdowns, in game at #1 Grand Valley State on Sept. 11…Had 42 rushing attempts, second-most in a game in school history, in 35-28 win at Northwood Oct. 30…Had eight 100-yard rushing games and six multi-touchdown games...Had nine touchdowns in a four-week span, all wins, between Sept. 18 and Oct. 16…Had 20 receptions for 171 yards during the season…Had five games of 150 or more rushing yards…Racked up the third-most rushing yards in one season in school history.

2009: Slated to become the Chargers’ starting running back in 2010…Made big impact on offense and special teams as a true freshman, finishing second on the team in rushing yards (166), while playing on most special teams units…Named the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week Nov. 2 after blocking a punt and scoring a touchdown in 59-14 romp over Ferris State Oct. 31…Rushed for a career-high 43 yards against the Bulldogs and had a rushing touchdown in that game…Made 14 total tackles on special teams…Named the team’s special teams player of the week after the 27-24 win over Grand Valley State Oct. 10…Earned the team’s big stick award in back-to-back games, at Ashland and Findlay, and earned the award after the win over Tiffin…One of the team’s One-Play Warriors.

High School: All-time leading rusher at East Grand Rapids High School, rushing for 2,580 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior in 2008…Led team to 2008 Division 3 state championship…Nicknamed “Joe the Show” despite his humble personality…A finalist for the Michigan High School Male Athlete of the Year…Named to the All-State Dream Team by the Detroit Free Press…Named Medium School Second-Team All-American by MaxPreps.com…Named the Gatorade Michigan Football Player of the Year...Born March 25, 1991…Parents are Tom and Leslie...Brother Luke played hockey at the University of Michigan...Is a Marketing Management major.

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