2022 USC Football Roster
Roster
Josh Falo
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, CA
- High School:
- Inderkum HS
CAREER: He has 18 catches for 246 yards (13.7 avg) with 3 TDs and also has made 2 tackles in his career. He has appeared in 36 games in his career, starting 5 times.
2022: Falo, previously a major contributor at tight end, looks to break back into the rotation as a redshirt senior in 2022.
2021: Falo, an effective downfield pass catcher, did not see action as a senior tight end in 2021.
2020: Falo saw limited action as a backup in 3 games (Washington State, UCLA, Oregon) tight end as a senior in 2020, but did not catch a pass.
2019: Falo saw key action at tight end and on special teams as a junior in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 11 games (all but Notre Dame and Arizona) and starting twice (BYU, California), he had 4 receptions for 23 yards (5.8 avg) with 1 TD and he made a tackle. He sprained an ankle at Washington and missed the next 2 games (Notre Dame, Arizona).
He had a 12-yard catch and a tackle against Utah, a 6-yard reception at Washington and 2 catches for 5 yards at California with a 5-yard TD.
2018: Falo was a major contributor at tight end as a sophomore in 2018 and he also played on special teams. Overall in 2018 while appearing in 10 games (all but UNLV and Stanford, which he missed because of a preseason hamstring injury) and starting 3 times (Arizona, Utah, Arizona State), he had 10 catches for 158 yards (15.8 avg).
He had 2 catches for 6 yards at Texas, 3 catches for 54 yards at Arizona, 3 catches for 37 yards against Arizona State, a 24-yard reception against California and a 37-yard catch at UCLA.
2017: Falo served as an often-used backup tight end and played on special teams as a first-year freshman in 2017. Overall in 2017 while appearing in 12 games (all but Arizona State and Arizona), he had 4 catches for 65 yards (16.2 avg) with 2 TDs and made a tackle. He sprained his ankle prior to the Arizona State game and missed 2 games (Arizona State, Arizona).
He caught a 30-yard TD against Oregon State on his first career reception, added 2 catches for 20 yards, with a 1-yard TD, against Utah, and had a key 15-yard fourth down reception late in the Pac-12 Championship Game against Stanford to pick up a first down.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All-California second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, Max Preps All-NorCal first team, Max Preps All-Sac-Joaquin Section second team and Sacramento Bee All-Sacramento Defensive Player of the Year as a senior tight end, linebacker, defensive end and punter at Inderkum High in Sacramento (Calif.). In 2016, he caught 21 passes for 410 yards (19.5 avg) with 8 TDs, completed 2-of-5 passes (40.0%) for 46 yards with 2 TDs and ran 5 yards on 3 carries (1.7 avg) on offense, plus he had 39 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 deflection on defense.
As a junior in 2015, he had 11 receptions for 275 yards (25.0 avg) with 3 TDs and had a 6-yard carry on offense and he had 22 tackles and 4.5 sacks on defense.
As a 2014 sophomore, he had 2 catches for 28 yards (14.0 avg) along with 32 tackles, 2 sacks and a deflection.
PERSONAL: He is a communication major at USC with a minor in occupational science. His brother, Nu’umotu Jr., was an outside linebacker at Colorado (2015-16, 18-19), while brother, Nate, was a defensive tackle at San Jose State (2013-15). He was born in Hawaii.
