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Josh Sapp
Senior · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height6' 2"
Weight238 lbs
HometownGreenville, SC
Unitoffense
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ClassRedshirt Senior
High schoolGreenville Senior
Previous schoolClemson
Official hometownGreenville, S.C.
Career overview
- Caught 24 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns in 465 snaps over 41 career games (two starts) at Clemson from 2022-25
2025 (r-Jr.) - Clemson
- Played tight end for coach Dabo Swinney
- Saw action in all 13 games, earning a start against Troy
- Caught 11 passes for 150 yards in 267 offensive snaps over 13 games
- Gained 10 yards on two receptions vs. Penn State
- Had a 22-yard pass at South Carolina
- Recorded two passes for 15 yards vs. SMU
- Career-long 32-yard reception at Boston College
- Registered a then career-long 31-yard reception at Georgia Tech
2024 (r-So.) – Clemson
- Played in all 13 games
- Finished with 63 yards on six receptions in 109 offensive snaps over 13 games
- Recorded a 10-yard reception vs. No. 8 SMU
- Caught a 24-yard pass at Florida State
- Added a nine-yard reception at Wake Forest
- Had an 18-yard reception vs. Appalachian State
2023 (r-Fr.) – Clemson
- Saw action in all 13 games and had a start in the Gator Bowl
- Recorded seven receptions for 60 yards and two touchdowns in 84 snaps over 13 games
- Caught a four-yard pass and scored on a two-point conversion in his first careerBowl vs. Kentucky
- Scored Clemson’s final points of the season on a two-point conversion in the final minute of the with against Kentucky 20 years after his father threw for Clemson’s game-winning touchdown in the final minute of a bowl win against Kentucky
- Gained 10 yards on two receptions at South Carolina
- Caught two passes for 17 yards against Georgia Tech
- Cashed in his first career reception for a 25-yard touchdown
2022 (Fr.) – Clemson
- Played five offensive snaps over two games while redshirting
- Made collegiate debut vs. Louisiana Tech
- Also saw action in ACC Championship Game vs. No. 24 North Carolina.
High School
- Played tight end for coach Greg Porter at Greenville High
- Had 87 career receptions for 1,331 yards and 11 touchdowns, a 15.3 per reception average
- PrepStar All-Atlantic Region selection
- Shrine Bowl selection for South Carolina
- Helped Greenville High to a 10-3 record and the final four of state playoffs, Greenville High’s first appearance in the Upper State title game
- As a senior, had 50 receptions for 836 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 16.7 yards per catch
- Added six rushing touchdowns for a total of 16 touchdowns for the year
- Recorded 118 yards on seven catches against Mauldin and 105 yards and two scores on three catches vs. J.L. Mann as a senior
- Registered eight catches for 68 yards and a touchdown against South Pointe in the state playoff
- Finished with his best game as a junior vs. Greenwood with 68 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions
- Had 15 catches for 213 yards in the six games the team played in 2020
- Registered 22 catches for 282 as a sophomore in 2019
Personal
- Son of Patrick Sapp
- His father, Patrick, was a starting quarterback for Clemson for three years (1992-94) before moving to outside linebacker in 1995
- Father was a second-round draft choice of the San Diego Chargers
- Earned his bachelor’s degree in communication from Clemson in December 2025
Career record
Available statistics
Receiving
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | clemson tigers | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 2 | 25 |
| 2024 | clemson tigers | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | clemson tigers | 11 | 150 | 13.6 | 0 | 32 |
Returning
| Season | Team | ATT | YDS | TD | FC | LNG | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | clemson tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | clemson tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Team | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | clemson tigers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |