Joshua Flowers - 2016 Football - LIU Post


#16 Joshua Flowers

Position: Defensive Back
Height: 6-3
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Mount Laurel, N.J.
Previous School: Lenape

2016: All-NE-10 Second Team ... NE-10 All-Rookie Team ... Football Gazette All-Super Region I Second Team ... NE-10 Co-Rookie of the Week (Nov. 7) ... started in 11 of 13 games ... led the team in pass break-ups (14) and solo tackles (44) ... second in interceptions (6) ... fifth in tackles (62) ... had an interception in a 14-12 win at Virginia Union (Sept. 3) ... made six tackles in back-to-back routs of New Haven (Sept. 10) and Stonehill (Sept. 17) ... had five tackles (four solo, one assist) in a 27-24 victory over Bentley (Sept. 24) ... amassed six tackles (four solo, two assist), two pass break-ups and one interception in a 19-18 win at Assumption (Oct. 1) ... registered four solo tackles and an interception in a 63-20 victory over Saint Anselm (Oct. 8) ... collected eight tackles (seven solo, one assist) and broke up two passes in a 22-7 win against American International (Oct. 22) ... picked off two passes in a 64-7 victory at Merrimack (Nov. 5) ... had six tackles (five solo, one assist) and two pass break-ups in a 43-23 win over Assumption in the NE-10 Championship (Nov. 12) ... made a season-high nine tackles (five solo, four assist) and blocked a kick against Shepherd in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 26).

Prior to LIU Post: Played varsity football at Lenape High School ... two-time All-West Jersey Football League Colonial Division ... 2015 First Team All-County ... helped the Indians to back-to-back Colonial Division titles (2014 & 2015) ... hauled in 21 career receptions for 399 receiving yards and seven touchdowns ... also made three interceptions in his tenure at Lenape.

Personal: Has two siblings, Ross and Sarah ...  son of Jarrod and Jacqueline Flowers ... enjoys running track and field and playing basketball ... his favorite athlete is Tyrann Mathieu ... the person he admires most is his father ... aspires to be a physical therapist ... majoring in physical therapy with a minor in sports management.

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