University of North Carolina Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Oct 24 (Sat)
7:30 P.M.
Josh Strickland
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Yadkinsville, N.C.
- High School:
- Elkin
Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the 2015 season • Earned all-conference honors on offense at Elkin High School during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and earned all-conference on defense in 2014 • Member of the National Honor Society • Graduated fifth in his class • Also played basketball and ran track in high school • Birthday is November 16 • Parents are Tony and Tonja Strickland • Nickname is “Strick” • If he could choose an NFL team to play for, it would be the Rams • His dream job is a history professor • People say he looks like Drake • Favorite TV show is “That ‘70s Show” • Favorite food is chicken • The person who had the biggest impact on his life is his mother Tonja Strickland • Enrolled in the General College.
