Josh Pederson

TE · UL Monroe 2020 · #86

Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′5″ · 235 lb · Morristown, NJ · Blue Valley North

Josh Pederson: TE · UL Monroe · #86.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Mike McFarlandSouth Florida · 2014 · 84% season match
Bradley MillerTexas State · 2014 · 81% season match
Gavin CorreiaFresno State · 2026 · 80% season match
Josiah JohnsonMassachusetts · 2019 · 79% season match
Mason SchreckBuffalo · 2015 · 74% season match

Josh Pederson

TE · UL Monroe · Sr · #86

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. UL Monroe to UL Monroe — the move that set up everything since. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 65 receiving yards and 4 receptions against South Alabama — Week 8, 2020.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	UL Monroe	32	367	11.5	0
2019	UL Monroe	43	567	13.2	9
2018	UL Monroe	12	121	10.1	2
2017	UL Monroe	12	136	11.3	0
Career		99	1,191	12.0	11

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 7-37@ Army	5	56	11.2	17
Wk 3	L 17-38vs Texas State	4	38	9.5	19
Wk 4	L 6-31vs UTEP	4	27	6.8	11
Wk 5	L 30-35vs Georgia Southern	3	53	17.7	25
Wk 6	L 7-40@ Liberty	2	21	10.5	21
Wk 8	L 14-38@ South Alabama	4	65	16.3	26	Season-high 65 yds
Wk 9	L 13-31vs App State	2	32	16.0	16
Wk 10	L 34-52@ Georgia State	4	37	9.3	22
Wk 13	L 20-70vs No. 23 Louisiana	2	14	7.0	13
Wk 14	L 15-48@ Arkansas State	2	24	12.0	14
Total		32	367	11.5	26

Signature game

Week 2 · 2020

L 7-37

at Army

5 rec · 56 yds

With J. Porter — 30.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 44 long · I. Phillips — 2 fumbles

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Texas State · 4th and 17 · Q4 · EPA +3.45Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 19 yds to the TexSt 12 for a
Week 2 · Army · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 17 yds to the Army 46 for a
Week 6 · Liberty · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.06Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 21 yds to the LaMon 49 for a
Week 5 · Georgia Southern · 4th and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 22 yds to the GeoSo 17 for a GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined for a
Week 2 · Army · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 16 yds to the Army 34 for a
Week 9 · App State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 16 yds to the LaMon 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Georgia State · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.16Jeremy Hunt pass complete to Josh Pederson for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 5 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 25 yds to the GeoSo 37 for a
Week 3 · Texas State · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.53Colby Suits pass complete to Josh Pederson for 9 yds to the LaMon 44 for a
Week 10 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.49Jeremy Hunt pass complete to Josh Pederson for 22 yds to the GeoSt 35 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Matt Viator — 15-31 over that span.

2017UL Monroe4-8HC: Matt Viator · Run-leaning

2018UL Monroe6-6HC: Matt Viator · Balanced

2019UL Monroe5-7HC: Matt Viator · Balanced

2020UL Monroe0-10HC: Matt Viator · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (86th percentile). Concern: rec tds (6th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#14 / 94 · 86th pct

Rec yards#22 / 94 · 77th pct

367

Yards / catch#55 / 94 · 41st pct

11.5

Long catch#77 / 94 · 16th pct

Rec TDs#83 / 94 · 6th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.0	32.8	11.4	0.0
Road5g	3.4	40.6	11.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.6	39.0	11.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	34.4	12.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Matt Viator

Pass share

61.3%

381 pass / 241 run

Plays / game

62.2

10 games

Team sack rate

6.2%

419 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Josh Pederson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons at UL Monroe

His moves

2016

2020 10 games

2021