Josh Phifer

TE · #89 · UCLA · SR · 6'5" · 258 · Peachtree City, GA

Transferred from JMU · Projected TE starter

40 2025 receiving yards
4 of 8 2025 catches
1 2025 TDs
1 Explosive plays
22 Career games (3 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 James Madison1204-8 40 10.0 1
2024 James Madison1032-2 41 20.5 1

2025 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 3.3 27
Yards per catch 10.0 51
Catch rate 50.0% 12
Receiving TDs 1 39

Around Josh

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Nico Iamaleava QB · 1,928 pass yds · 11g
RB Wayne Knight RB · 1,373 rush yds · 14g · at JMU
WR-X Leland Smith WR · 688 rec yds · 12g · at SJSU
WR-Z Landon Ellis WR · 624 rec yds · 13g · at JMU
WR-SL Mikey Matthews WR · 348 rec yds · 12g

The situation

UCLA 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.0% 25
Red zone TD rate 62.9% 18
Line yards per carry 2.4 44
Sack rate allowed 7.0% 31

2025 Game log

with James Madison
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W4 @ LIB 1 1
W8 ODU 2 1 20
W10 @ TXST 1 1 14 1 1
W12 APP 2 1 4 1
W13 WSU 1
W17 @ ORE 1 1 2 1

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1862 Jeremiah Alston-Jackson ATH · Redford Union CMU
#1862 Chauncey Carter CB · Garland WYO
#1862 Josh Phifer TE · Starrs Mill JMU
#1878 Hank Zilinskas IOL · Cherry Creek COLO
#1878 Rocky Shields DL · Columbine WSU
TEs in the class
#80 Oliver Fisher Sherwood BSU
#81 Mason Williams Mogadore OHIO
#82 Josh Phifer Starrs Mill JMU
#83 Justyn Reid Newnan USM
#84 Gerard Edimo Stony Point USF
2025 · 27th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 33th pctile of class