University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Should start at the ‘A’ wide receiver slot in the fall ... Also has the ability to return kickoffs and punts ... Chosen preseason fourth-team all-Sun Belt Conference by Athlon Sports ... Was a team captain for the Blue in the annual spring game ... In the first spring scrimmage tied for the team lead with four receptions, finishing with 23 yards.

As A Junior (2015): Saw action in every game, starting six times ... Recorded 23 receptions for 504 yards and three touchdowns, ranking second on the team in each of the latter two categories ... Was fourth nationally with an average of 21.91 yards per catch, which ranks second on the school’s season record list (minimum 20 receptions) ... Also returned two kickoffs for 45 yards and four punts for 24 to finish second on the squad with 592 all-purpose yards ... Also was second on the team with 12 plays of 20-plus yards and three touchdowns covering 20 yards or more ... Posted career highs with six catches for 147 yards at Nebraska, leading all players in both categories, while scoring the final points of the game with his first touchdown of the year on a 36-yard reception in the fourth quarter ... Caught three passes for team- and game-high 118 yards in win over rival Troy to earn the coaches’ weekly wide receiver award ... Finished the contest with 137 all-purpose yards after running back a kickoff 19 yards as well ... Also picked up the coaches’ award after Homecoming defeat of Idaho ... Led all players with three receptions at Georgia Southern ... Collected two catches for 67 yards in win over Louisiana-Lafayette — including a 59-yard reception to set up a fourth-quarter touchdowns — while recording two for 52 yards with a 46-yard score just before the half in a come-from-behind victory at Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State ... 76-yard touchdown reception with just over three minutes to go in the second quarter gave USA 21-14 halftime lead over eventual Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State ... Caught two passes against both Appalachian State and Texas State.

Alabama-Birmingham Highlights (2014): Appeared in 12 contests for the Blazers, including making nine straight starts in the middle of the season, catching 18 passes for 342 yards and three touchdowns ... Also returned 18 kickoffs for 348 yards while finishing fourth on the squad with 702 all-purpose yards, helping UAB become eligible for a postseason bowl game for the first time since 2004 ... Had an 81-yard touchdown catch, posting two receptions for 100 yards, at Mississippi State in the second contest of the season; ended the day with 166 all-purpose yards after running back three kicks for 66 yards as well ... Caught a 75-yard scoring pass as part of a 21-point third quarter in come-from-behind 42-39 victory at Western Kentucky ... Recorded a 22-yard touchdown catch to give the Blazers a 21-0 lead over Southern Mississippi in the season finale, finishing with three receptions for 52 yards in an eventual 21-point win ... Posted season-best four catches for 30 yards against Conference USA West Division champion Louisiana Tech ... Had season-high four kick returns for 86 yards against Florida International, and returned three kickoffs for 62 yards at Arkansas.

Alabama Highlights (2012): Sat out as a redshirt, but was part of a program at Alabama that would claim the BCS national championship that fall.

High School Highlights: Lettered for four years in both football and baseball at Hoover HS ... Helped the Buccaneers claim the state 6A title while posting a 14-1 record his senior season ... Also part of a HHS squad that advanced to the state championship game his freshman and junior years, with the Bucs finishing 13-2 on both occasions ... Led the Buccaneers to a state championship in baseball as well in 2008 ... Set a school record for triples in a season.

Personal: Full name is Joshua Ryan Magee ... Born Oct. 1, 1991, in Hattiesburg, Miss. ... Son of Wendell Magee and Ramonica Gray ... Father, Wendell, played seven seasons — four with the Philadelphia Phillies, three with the Detroit Tigers — in the Major Leagues ... Favorite movie is “Friday” ... Favorite book is “The Outsiders” ... Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athlete is Albert Pujols ... Favorite musical artists are Lil’ Boosie and Rocko ... Favorite foods are pancakes, eggs and bacon ... Favorite class is physical education ... Enjoys movies, bowling, fishing and playing cards in his free time ... Was recruited to play both football and baseball by Southern Mississippi, UAB and Middle Tennessee ... Was selected in the 18th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Houston Astros, playing for two of the franchise’s minor league affiliates over three seasons ... Batted .283 with nine doubles, two home runs, 19 RBI, 28 runs scored and 16 stolen bases for the Greeneville Astros of the Appalachian League in 2011 ... A communication major.