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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Sep 13 (Sat)
6:00 or 6:45 PM
Josh Aka
- Position:
- WR
- Collegiate Letters Earned:
- 4
- Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
- 2
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 185
- Hometown:
- Starkville, Miss.
- High School:
- Starkville
- Prev. College:
- East Mississippi CC
- Major:
- Exercise Science
| ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS |
| • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024) • SEC First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24) • Chancellor's Honor Roll (Spring 2023) • Dean's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024) • Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023) |
2024 (SENIOR): Played 12 games, primarily on special teams … Caught two total passes for 19 yards … vs. Furman (8/31/24): Caught two passes for 19 yards, targeted four total times in 30 total snaps played ... vs. Middle Tennessee (9/7/24): Played 21 total snaps across offense and special teams … at Wake Forest (9/14/24): Played four offensive snaps … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Played 13 total snaps … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Played five special teams snaps … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Played four special teams snaps ... vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Played four special teams snaps … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Played 26 total snaps across offense and special teams … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Played 14 special teams snaps … at Florida (11/23/24): Played eight special teams snaps … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Played 10 special teams snaps … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Assisted on one tackle, played 11 total snaps in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory.
2023 (JUNIOR): Played in seven total games ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Appeared in 14 offensive snaps in collegiate debut ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Appeared on two total snaps across offense and special teams ... vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Played in three offensive snaps ... vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Participated in a reserve role ... vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Played in two offensive snaps in a reserve role ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Saw action in six snaps on offense ... vs. ULM (11/18/23): Played two total snaps, one each on offense and special teams ... Non-scholarship player and transfer who joined team prior to the start of spring drills ... Non-scholarship transfer who joined team prior to the start of spring drills.
EAST MISSISSIPPI CC: Racked up 684 receiving yards and three touchdowns in two seasons at EMCC … Ranked second on the team in 2022 with 326 yards and two scores … Helped lead East Mississippi to its eighth MACCC Championship … Finished with 358 yards and one TD on 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: Totaled 56 receptions for 770 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior … Helped lead Starkville HS to a 12-3 record, including a perfect 7-0 mark in district play … Caught 23 passes for 251 yards and three scores in 2018 … Appeared in one varsity game as a sophomore … Coached by Chris Jones.
PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Emmanuel Aka ... Born Oct. 8, 2001 ... Son of James & Jackie Harris ... SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2023 and 2024 … First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2023-24 ... Chancellor’s Honor Roll in spring 2023 … Dean's Honor Roll in spring 2024 and fall 2024 ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll in fall 2023 ... Exercise science major.
