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14 Josh Derry

  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 175
  • Class Junior
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Hometown Towson, MD
  • Highschool Concordia Prep

Biography

2024 (Sophomore)
  • Second Team All-CAA selection
  • Phil Steele Third Team All-CAA
  • Played in 10 games, including five starts at wide receiver
  • Totaled 60 receptions for 917 yards and five touchdowns
  • Led the CAA and ranked eighth in the FCS in receiving yards per game with 91.7
  • Averaged six receptions per game, which ranked second in the CAA and 18th in the FCS
  • His 917 receiving yards ranked fifth in the CAA in 2024 and seventh on Monmouth's single-season receiving yards list
  • Became the 11th Hawk to catch 60 passes in a single season in team history
  • Had three 100-yard games and a 200-yard performance
  • Tied for third on the team with five touchdown grabs
  • Also totaled 34 yards rushing
  • CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Honorable Mention selection for the Stats Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week and earned a helmet sticker from Joey Galloway on ESPN’s College Football Final following his performance against Maine (9/14)
  • Led Monmouth and tied his career-high with seven catches in the win at FIU, including his second-straight 100-yard performance with 107 yards receiving (9/21)
  • Set new career-highs with seven catches for 227 yards and two touchdowns, including a Monmouth record 94-yard TD, at Maine (9/14)
  • Had 71 yards on four grabs, including a 23-yard touchdown, against Lafayette (9/7)
  • Made five receptions that went for 64 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown, at Eastern Washington (8/29)
  • Equaled his career high with seven catches for 83 yards in the win over Bryant (10/19)
  • Added a career-long 31-yard run against the Bulldogs (10/19) 
  • Made six grabs for 49 yards opposite Towson (10/26)
  • Had six catches for 100 yards at Rhode Island (11/2)
  • Hauled in six passes for 65 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown in the win over No. 8/9 Villanova (11/16)
  • Tied his career high with seven receptions for 98 yards in the win at No. 20/18 Stony Brook (11/23)
2023 (Freshman)
  • Appeared in eight games at wide receiver as a true freshman
  • Totaled three receptions for 36 yards and one touchdown as well as one solo tackle on special teams 
  • Made his first collegiate appearance at Florida Atlantic (9/2)
  • Had two catches for 24 yards in the win over Lehigh (9/30)
  • Scored his first-career touchdown on a 12-yard reception at Elon (10/21) 
Before Monmouth
  • Played wide receiver, defensive back and returned kicks at Concordia Prep for head coach Joe Battaglia 
  • MIAA All-Conference selection as a junior and senior
  • Finished his senior season with 41 receptions for 807 yards and 11 touchdowns
  • Recorded 216 kickoff return and 117 punt return yards 
  • Had 36 tackles and 4.0 tackles for a loss in 2022 for the Saints
  • Also competed as a member of the track and field team at Concordia Prep
  • Gold medalist in the 400m dash and the 4x400m
Personal
  • Son of Galen and Stephanie Derry
  • Majoring in Business

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2023Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    38
  • 14

    2024Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 175 lbs
    14