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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018South Florida
Josh Black
LB • 6'2" • 252 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Josh Black built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Tampa, FL wearing No. 55, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Josh Black's career was his defensive production: 77...
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Josh Black, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · South Florida. Josh Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Josh Black quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · LB
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tampa Catholic
- High school pipeline
- Tampa Catholic · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · LB 279th (top 24%) · American Athletic 67th (top 12%) · National 590th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 3 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Florida | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 62.6 |
Related Context
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Josh Black played LB for South Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Black recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
South Florida paired 16 primary output with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · South Florida
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
29
Usage
11.1
Consistency
28.9
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 0. Elon: 0. Georgia Tech: 2.5. Illinois: 0. East Carolina: 2.5. Massachusetts: 4. Tulsa: 0.5. UConn: 0.5. Houston: 0.5. Tulane: 3. Cincinnati: 0.5. Temple: 1. UCF: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Elon: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 6 by 50. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 6 by 50. Massachusetts: 3 by 52.5. Tulsa: 4 by 21.7. UConn: 3 by 17.5. Houston: 5 by 25.8. Tulane: 9 by 67.5. Cincinnati: 6 by 30. Temple: 3 by 22.5. UCF: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/21 | vs Marshall | L 20-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | vs UCF | L 10-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Temple | L 17-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Cincinnati | L 23-35 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs TulaneSplash game | L 15-41 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Houston | L 36-57 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs UConn | W 38-30 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/12 | @ Tulsa | W 25-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Massachusetts2+ sacks · Splash game | W 58-42 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | W 20-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Illinois | W 25-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Georgia TechSplash game | W 49-38 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Elon | W 34-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Black story
Josh Black built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Tampa, FL wearing No. 55, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Josh Black's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Black's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Florida
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 3 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Florida | 4 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Florida | 4 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Florida | 16 | 29 | 11.1 | 12 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Florida | 16 | 29 | 11.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Massachusetts
Week 6 · W 58-42
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 10 · L 15-41 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Towson
Week 1 · W 56-20
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 4 · W 20-13 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia Tech
Week 2 · W 49-38
2.5
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · South Florida
16 primary output · 29 efficiency · 11.1 usage
62.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · South Florida
62.6
16 primary · 29 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · South Florida
38.1
3 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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