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2019 Football Roster

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57 Josh Kaminski

  • Position Offensive Lineman
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Junior
  • Weight 295
  • Hometown Whippany, N.J.
  • Previous School Seton Hall Prep
  • College Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Psychology

Biography

CAREER
 
Has played in 20 games with 17 starts on the offensive line … Two-year letterman.
 
2019
 
Played and started in all 10 games as a junior offensive lineman … Started all 10 games at left tackle … Earned varsity letter … Also made one tackle on the year … Made tackle at Princeton (Oct. 5).
 
2018
 
Saw action in 10 games with seven starts as a sophomore offensive lineman … Started seven games at left tackle … Made three consecutive starts two different times … Made first career start (left tackle) in season opener at Central Connecticut (Sept. 15) … Part of an Lions offensive line that allowed just 19.0 sacks for 126 yards in 2018, which ranks as the second lowest opponent total in school history … Lions offensive line allowed zero sacks at Brown (Nov. 10) and only 1.0 sack in four games (Cornell, Nov. 17; Marist, Oct. 6; at Georgetown, Sept. 22; at Central Connecticut, Sept. 15).
 
2017
 
Did not see any action as a first-year offensive lineman … Contributed on the scout team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2017 graduate of Seton Hall Prep in East Orange, N.J. where he played three years of varsity football for head coach Vito Campanile … Named to the All-North Jersey Super Football Conference Second Team-United White Division … Concluded three-year varsity career as an offensive and defensive lineman … Guided Seton Hall Prep Pirates to a 6-4 record as a senior … Led the Pirates to a 6-3 record as a junior … Named to the USA Football team and was invited to a regional camp prior to his senior season … Competed in track and field where he participated in the shot put and discus … Ranks No. 7 all-time at Seton Hall Prep in the 12-pound shot put (48-0) and No. 10 in the discus (122-10) … Honor Roll student.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Joshua Christopher Kaminski on January 31, 1999 … Son of Jan and Kelly Kaminski … Has two sisters Brielle and Michaela and brother Andrew … Sister Michaela figure skates for Team USA … Hobbies and interests include playing the bass guitar, fishing, music, weightlifting and reading … Favorite movie is The Blind Side … Favorite sports figure is JJ Watt … Played high school football with current Columbia player Rory Schlageter … Committed to Columbia on July 19, 2016 … Chose Columbia because of the city, people, education and football … Chose Columbia over Army West Point, Princeton, Notre Dame, Bryant, Dartmouth, Harvard, Middlebury … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Psychology.
 
HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS

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Historical Player Information

  • 57

    2017First Year

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 280 lbs
    57
  • 57

    2018Sophomore

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 290 lbs
    57
  • 57

    2019Junior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'4" 295 lbs
    57