Joshua Braun | Offensive Lineman | 6-6 | 335 | Live Oak, Fla. | Suwannee HS / Florida
2022 (Junior at Florida): Played in two games ... Saw first game action on the offensive line in the win over Eastern Washington (Oct. 2) … Appeared on special teams in the win over Missouri (Oct. 8).
2021 (Sophomore at Florida): Started in seven of the 13 games he appeared in at left and right guard ... Helped the offense stay in the top 16 in total offense all year … Part of a line that only allowed 14 sacks/1.08 per game, tied for the seventh lowest in FBS and second in the SEC … Blocked for Florida’s 717 total yards of offense against Samford (Nov. 13), which ranked second all-time in program history and third-most by a team that season ... Anchored a line that led Florida to rank No. 23 nationally in rushing yards per game (208.7) ... Gators averaged 5.5 yards per carry to rank first in the SEC and fourth in the country ... Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Freshman at Florida): Appeared in 11 games as a reserve offensive lineman ... Made his collegiate debut against South Carolina (Oct. 3) and recorded his first career start at Vanderbilt (Nov. 21) ... A strong contributor primarily at the guard position ... Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
High School: A consensus four-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals ESPN and On3 … No. 286 prospect in ESPN 300 rankings … Rated the No. 11 offensive guard nationally by ESPN … No. 20 offensive tackle in the country and No. 38 player in Florida according to 247Sports … Played for head coach Kyler Hass at Suwannee High School in Live Oak, Fla. … Four-year starter in Suwannee’s multi-faceted rushing offense … National Merit Scholar semifinalist … Also played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Suwannee tennis team, qualifying for the 2019 FHSAA Class 2A State Quarterfinals in the individual doubles section … Committed to Georgia in June of 2019 but flipped to the Gators in December … Chose Florida over offers from Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, South Carolina and others.
Personal: Son of Mike and Karen Braun … Father, Mike, was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive tackle for Army West Point’s football team (1986-89), including the 1988 season when the Black Knights finished 9-3 and faced Alabama in the 1988 Sun Bowl … Mother, Karen, was a four-year starter for Army West Point’s basketball team from 1985-89, playing 112 games … Ranks No. 4 in school history in career rebounds (863) and career rebounding average (7.7), No. 6 in career field goal percentage (48.8 percent / 368 of 574) … Has a wife, Azucena, two brothers, Trey and Parker, and three sister-in-laws, Anna Marie Braun, Esmeralda Gonzalez and Rudy Gonzalez … Older brother, Parker, played offensive guard at Georgia Tech for three seasons (All-ACC First Team in 2017 and 2018) before he started all 12 regular season games for Texas in 2019 as a graduate transfer … Oldest brother, Trey, was an offensive lineman at Georgia Tech from 2011-15 (All-ACC Honorable Mention as a senior).