Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Nebraska
Joshua Kalu
DB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joshua Kalu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Joshua Kalu built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Joshua Kalu's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Joshua Kalu, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Nebraska. Joshua Kalu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Joshua Kalu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · DB
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Alief Taylor · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Alief Taylor · 26 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DB 176th (top 22%) · Big Ten 83rd (top 14%) · National 781st (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Nebraska | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 58.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 13 | 58 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 58.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9 | 47 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 36.8 |
Related Context
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Joshua Kalu played DB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joshua Kalu recorded 113 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Nebraska paired 16 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
30.6
Usage
6.2
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 2. Oregon: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 0. Northwestern: 3. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 1. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 6 by 45. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 10 by 61.7. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 2 by 38.3. Minnesota: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Iowa | L 14-56 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Penn State | L 44-56 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Minnesota | L 21-54 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | L 24-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Purdue | W 25-24 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio State | L 14-56 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-38 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Oregon | L 35-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 43-36 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Joshua Kalu story
Joshua Kalu built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Joshua Kalu's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Joshua Kalu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Nebraska | 16 | 33.5 | 5.9 | 13 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 16 | 33.5 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 8 | 30.6 | 6.2 | -8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · L 24-38 · Postseason
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 43-10
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas State
Week 1 · W 43-36
2
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 6 · L 17-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Nebraska
16 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage
58.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Nebraska
58.4
16 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Nebraska
46.3
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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