Josh Gale

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
243
Position:
TE
Hometown:
Gilbert, Ariz.
High School:
Williams Field HS
Prev School:
UC Davis

2025 (R-Sr. – Montana): Transferred to Montana in time for winter conditioning with one year left to play… Played in 49 career games at UC Davis and caught 826 yards of passes and 9 TDs with a long of 80 yards... HERO Sports ranked him 21st among returning tight ends in the FCS in the lead up to the season.

2024 (R-Jr. – UC Davis):
• Phil Steele Preseason All-America (3rd team)
Played in 14 games for UC Davis and helped lead the Aggies to 11 wins and a place in the FCS Quarterfinal… Caught 16 passes for 208 yards and 1 TD... Was ranked the 12th best returning tight end in the FCS by HERO Sports in the lead up to the season.

2023 (R-So. – UC Davis): Played in all 11 games…Had 26 catches for 335 yards and four touchdowns…Had one tackle…Recorded season high four catches on two occasions (vs. Cal Poly on September 30th and vs. Montana on October 7th)…Recorded season high 71 receiving yards against Montana…Recorded one receiving touchdown on four occasions…Recorded tackle against Texas A&M-Commerce.

2022 (R-Fr. – UC Davis): Played in 10 games and made one start at tight end… Led the conference with a 40.4 yards per catch average… Hauled in seven passes for 283 yards and four scores… Took his first catch of the season 62 yards for a touchdown against San Diego (Sept. 17)… Caught an 11-yard touchdown and posted 54 yards on three catches against NAU (Oct. 15)… Broke away from Northern Colorado (Oct. 22) for an 80-yard touchdown… Capped off the season with a 75-yard score at rival Sacramento State (Nov. 19).

2021 (Fr. – UC Davis): Spring: Appeared in Cal Poly home opener (3/20) but did not record any stats… Fall: Appeared in four games… Did not record any stats.

High School: A Three-sport athlete, competed in football, wrestling and volleyball... Twice earned first-team all-region and all-conference in football... Added team's Most Improved Player and Arizona 5A Tight End of the Year as a senior... Helped Black Hawks to 12-2 overall record, 7-0 San Tan section record, and state title under head coach Steve Campbell... Team captured fourth consecutive 5A region title in 2019... Posted 34 receptions with 955 yards and nine TDs in final season, following 14-278-4 numbers as a junior... Set school records for receiving, receiving average and TDs by a tight end... Won sectionals and finished fourth at state meet in wrestling as a sophomore... Followed with third-place sectional finish at 195 pounds in 2019, then finished second at both sectionals and state at 220 pounds in 2020... Earned team's Most Outstanding Wrestler honors... Selected as team MVP for volleyball team... Earned WFHS faculty's "Best of the Nest" award as a senior.

Personal: Born in Chandler, Ariz.... Earned a bachelors degree in Psychology from UC Davis in Dec. 2024... Earned Eagle Scout plus four Eagle Palms... Enjoys numerous hobbies: art, cooking/baking, camping and outdoors.