Josh Irving
Bio
Recruiting
Scouting Report
DATA FLAG: This prospect is a basketball recruit, not a football player, and appears to have been mis-ingested into a football pipeline. Josh Irving is a 6-foot-10 hybrid center from Pasadena (CA) High, ranked the No. 5 center and roughly No. 63 overall in the 2026 basketball class, committed to Texas A&M's basketball program over Kentucky and Louisville. No football evaluation can be produced because no football film, measurables, or recruiting profile exists for him.
Physical Profile
Listed at 6-foot-10 and approximately 200 pounds with a lean, still-filling frame typical of a developing modern big. His length and mobility are basketball-relevant traits (rim protection, switchability), not football measurables. There is no verified football height/weight/40-time/wingspan data, and the listed 0.9756 composite reflects a basketball rating, not a football one.
Play Style
On the basketball court he profiles as a mobile, rim-running hybrid five who runs the floor and protects the rim; his ranking surge came on the travel circuit. There is no football film or playing tendency to describe.
Strengths
- Elite vertical length at 6-10 with the mobility of a hybrid five — a coveted modern-center archetype on the basketball court
- One of the biggest national stock-risers in the 2026 basketball class, jumping ~37 spots after leading Team CPSA to a Puma NXTPro circuit championship
- High-major pedigree: won a recruitment that included Kentucky and Louisville before committing to Texas A&M basketball
Areas to Improve
- Frame strength — at ~200 lbs on a 6-10 build he needs significant added mass, a standard development item for a young center
- N/A for football: no football skill set exists to evaluate; this record should be corrected or removed from the football database
College Projection
Projects as a rotational-to-impact frontcourt piece for Texas A&M basketball with stated NBA aspirations, per his own comments during his official visit. He has no projected college football role.
Best Fit
An up-tempo, switch-heavy basketball system that lets a mobile big run the floor and protect the rim — which is precisely why Bucky McMillan's Texas A&M staff prioritized him. He has no football scheme fit.