Josh Horton

Position:
DT
Height:
6-4
Weight:
305
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Langston Hughes
Prev School:
Miami

College: Transferred to Georgia in the summer of 2025 … 247Sports.com three-star transfer prospect … rated as the #93 defensive lineman prospect and #844 prospect nationally … appeared in eight games across his career at Miami … credited with four tackles, two solo and 0.5 TFL … as a redshirt freshman, played in wins over Florida, Florida A&M and Ball State … redshirted as a freshman in 2023 … made collegiate debut against Miami (OH) … appeared in wins over Bethune-Cookman and Temple

High School: Langston Hughes HS, coached by Daniel Williams … 247Sports.com composite four-star prospect … rated as the #50 defensive lineman prospect, #45 prospect in Georgia and #433 prospect nationally … Prep Star Magazine three-star prospect … rated as #99 defensive lineman prospect … ESPN.com three-star prospect … rated as the #39 defensive lineman prospect and #59 prospect in Georgia … Rivals.com four-star prospect … rated as #18 defensive lineman prospect and #27 prospect in Georgia … as a senior, helped the Panthers to a perfect 15-0 record … won the GHSA 6A state title … recorded 123 tackles, 13 QBHs and four sacks … also credited with four PBUs, two forced fumbles and a field goal block … named the Georgia High School Sports Daily 6A Region 5 Defensive Player of the Year … as a junior, helped Hughes to a 13-2 record and reached the championship game of the GHSA 6A state tournament … tallied 81 tackles, eight QBHs and three sacks … named to the Georgia High School Sports Daily Region 4 first-team … saw Panthers to a 11-2 record as sophomore and reached the quarterfinals of the GHSA 6A state playoffs … made 96 tackles with four QBHs and three sacks … appeared in nine games as a freshman and made 44 tackles, 15 solo, one sack, one PBU and one TFL … played alongside current Bulldogs Bo Hughley and Dontrell Glover during prep career