Joshua Braun
2020 Signee View Signee Class
- Four-year starter in Suwannee’s multi-faceted rushing offense
- National Merit Scholar semifinalist
- Also played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Suwannee tennis team, qualifying for the 2019 FHSAA Class 2A State Quarterfinals in the individual doubles section
- Committed to Georgia in June of 2019 but flipped to the Gators in December
- Chose Florida over offers from Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, and South Carolina
- Braun’s father, Mike, was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive tackle for Army West Point’s football team (1986-89), including the 1988 season when the Black Knights finished 9-3 and faced Alabama in the 1988 Sun Bowl
- Braun’s mother, Karen, was a four-year starter for Army West Point’s basketball team from 1985-89, playing 112 games
- 1986-87 All-Empire State Conference (led team with 9.5 rebounds per game, second on team with 11.4 points per game)
- 1989 Col. Frederick A. Mountford Award recipient (team captain)
- Ranks No. 4 in school history in career rebounds (863) and career rebounding average (7.7), No. 6 in career field goal percentage (48.8 percent / 368 of 574)
- Maiden name was Dunn
- One of Braun’s two older brothers, Parker, played offensive guard at Georgia Tech for three seasons (All-ACC First Team in 2017 and 2018), before he started all 12 regular season games for Texas in 2019 as a graduate transfer
- Braun’s oldest brother, Trey, was an offensive lineman at Georgia Tech from 2011-15 (All-ACC Honorable Mention as a senior)
247Sports Info
- 247Sports.com star rating: 4 stars
- 247Sports.com national ranking: 284
- 247Sports.com position ranking: 22 (OT)
- 247Sports.com state ranking: 49