THREE-YEAR LETTERMAN - 2010 Preseason All-Big South…one of three returning senior performers on the defensive line…will anchor the nose tackle slot for the fourth consecutive year…also a past All-Southern Conference wrestling champion at heavyweight and was voted the top freshman heavyweight in the country three years ago…has started 33 consecutive games on the defensive line.
2009 - Named 2009 All-Big South second team…Helped VMI to its best run defense numbers in 32 years…Keydets allowed 146.8 yards per game rushing - the best since 1977 - and led the league in rushing defense in conference games with 127.2 yards per game…led the Big South down linemen in tackles with 63 (5.7 per game) and had four tackles-for-loss for 11 yards and 1.5 sacks for 4 yards…posted a career-high 10 tackles against Charleston Southern with a forced fumble…also logged eight-tackle games against James Madison and Stony Brook (five solos) and seven tackles at Army with 0.5 TFL for 3 yards…posted six-tackle games at #1 ranked Richmond and against ODU with a tackle for loss for 5 yards…ranked 15th overall in the BSC in tackles per game.
2008 - Started all 11 games at tackle on the defensive line and compiled 34 stops to lead all defensive front players...made a season-high eight stops at Ohio...racked up four tackles-for-loss for 12 yards on the season...made five tackles each in conference games against Gardner-Webb and Liberty...also rushed twice and scored both times on two-yard rushes in goal line situations against Gardner-Webb...registered tackles-for-loss in consecutive weeks against William & Mary, Chowan, and Ohio...lettered for the second time...advanced to the NCAA Wrestling Championships for the second-straight season.
2007 - Played and started all 11 games at nose tackle and was the only true freshman to start every game on defense...had 30 tackles which led all down linemen 6.0 tackles-for-loss...posted a season-high seven tackles at Lehigh with two TFL's and one sack...led the team with three fumble recoveries getting loose balls against Robert Morris, Presbyterian and Charleston Southern...was tied for second on the team in sacks with three...lettered as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL - A graduate of Massaponax High School in Fredericksburg, Va...two-time captain of the football team...three-time All-Commonwealth District LB...two-time All-Northwest Region LB...three-time All-Area Team LB...team Offensive Player of the Year (2006)...Commonwealth District Defensive Player of the Year (2005)...Pat Tillman Award (Team Defensive Player of the Year) (2004, 2005)...member of the National Honor Society (2005, 2006).
PERSONAL - Full name is Joshua Allen Wine...Psychology major.
