Awards and Honors:
Dean's List (S22)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (F21)
2022: One of the Governors five season-long captains, he started all 11 games at linebacker… Made seven tackles – including six solo stops – and a tackle for loss in his first career start at Western Kentucky (Aug. 27)…. Posted nine tackles – with seven solo stops – in the home opener against Presbyterian (Sept. 3)… Recorded a career-high 10 tackles – his first double-digit tackle performance – and a half tackle for loss at Alabama A&M (Sept. 17)… Had a tackle for loss against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 24) before posting 1.5 tackles for loss in back-to-back games against Central Arkansas (Oct. 1) and Murray State (Oct. 15)… Matched his career high with 10 tackles against Jacksonville State (Oct. 29)… Posted seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against North Alabama (Nov. 5)… Closed the season with five tackles, four of which were solo stops, at Alabama (Nov. 19)… Ranked second on the team in total tackles (73) and third in tackles for loss (7.5)… He finished the season sixth in the ASUN Conference in total tackles, eighth in tackles per game (6.6), and tied for eighth in tackles for loss.
2021: Appeared in seven games, including six OVC outings, and had 21 tackles during the campaign… Made collegiate debut at Chattanooga (Sept. 2) and was credited with a tackle… Moved into a regular spot on the defense beginning with the Southeast Missouri game (Oct. 9), posting four tackles in that outing… Registered a season-best six tackles at Murray State (Oct. 23)… Finished season with at least two tackles in each of the season’s final three games.
High School: An inside linebacker that prepped for head coach Lawrence Cole at Park Crossing High School… Represented the state of Alabama at the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game at the Historic Cramton Bowl, recording two tackles and a sack in the contest… Recorded 105 tackles in just seven games during his senior season… A three-star recruit and the No. 58 inside linebacker in the country according to 247sports.com.
Personal: Joshua Labrador Rudolph is the son of Robert and Veronica Rudolph… Birthday is March 26… Has three siblings: Xavier, Joy, and Monae… A management major.
