University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 1
Josh Moten
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Waldorf, Md.
- High School:
- National Christian Academy
- Prev School:
- Marshall
2025 (R-Sr.): A first-team All-Sun Belt selection and Hero G5 First-Team All-American…Started all 13 games at field corner…Registered five interceptions, which ranked No. 7 nationally as the Golden Eagles led the nation in total interceptions as a team with 23…His interception per game (0.38) total ranked No. 15 in the FBS…Three of his interceptions came at Arkansas State, where the Golden Eagles captured a road victory and earned him Sun Belt Defensive POW honors…Ended the season with 59 tackles (38 solo) with 11 pass breakups…Ranks No. 2 in the SBC and No. 7 in NCAA in passes defended…His breakup total was tied for fourth best in the league…Notched season-high 10 stops versus Mississippi State and had at least six stops five times during the year…Notched three tackles versus WKU in New Orleans Bowl…2024 (Marshall/Jr.) – Named a HERO G5 honorable mention All-American…Voted Sun Belt Conference honorable mention…Started all 12 games he played...Finished with five interceptions on the season, which tied for 3rd in FBS and tops in the Sun Belt…Secured an interception in four of the final five games in which he saw action in the 2024 season, including a diving interception against Louisiana in the Herd's 31-3 win over the Ragin' Cajuns in the 2024 SBC Championship…Posted five tackles and an interception against Old Dominion…Recorded three passes defended (1 INT, 2 PBUs) in the win over Coastal Carolina…Had a season-best six tackles against Georgia State and had one of his better performances against Ohio State with five tackles and an interception in a one-on-one battle with Ohio State All-American Jeremiah Smith…Finished the season with 38 tackles and added five pass breakups…2023 (Marshall/ So.) - Started all 13 games for the Herd and finished the year with 30 tackles and one interception…Lone interception came against NC State, which he returned 27 yards for a touchdown…Had six pass breakups on the season…Registered a season-best five tackles against UAlbany…Also played at Texas A&M from 2020-22…High School: A former four-star recruit from National Christian Academy in the Class of 2020 out of Maryland.
2026 National Signing Day Press Conference with Blake Anderson
Wednesday, February 04
Southern Miss 2026 National Signing Day
Wednesday, February 04
Christian Ostrander Preseason Press Conference
Monday, January 19
Blake Anderson Introductory Press Conference
Monday, December 15


















































































































