Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Florida State
Josh Sweat
DE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Chesapeake, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Sweat shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Josh Sweat built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive end from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Josh Sweat's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 130
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Josh Sweat, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida State. Josh Sweat shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 24
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Josh Sweat quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Oscar Smith · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Oscar Smith · 38 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 30 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · DE 27th (top 8%) · ACC 64th (top 11%) · National 571st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 38 | 10 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 56 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 76.3 |
Related Context
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Josh Sweat played DE for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Sweat recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Florida State paired 27 primary output with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
41.9
Usage
13.3
Consistency
63.3
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 2. NC State: 2. Wake Forest: 1. Miami: 4. Duke: 4. Louisville: 3. Boston College: 2. Syracuse: 4. Clemson: 1. Delaware State: 0. Florida: 4. UL Monroe: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 5 by 40.8. NC State: 5 by 40.8. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Miami: 5 by 60.8. Duke: 4 by 56.7. Louisville: 9 by 67.5. Boston College: 8 by 53.3. Syracuse: 6 by 65. Clemson: 6 by 35. Delaware State: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 4 by 56.7. UL Monroe: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/2 | vs UL Monroe | W 42-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 38-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Delaware State | W 77-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Clemson | L 14-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 27-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | L 3-35 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | L 28-31 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ DukeSplash game | W 17-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 20-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wake Forest | W 26-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 21-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 7-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Sweat story
Josh Sweat built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive end from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Josh Sweat's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Sweat's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida State
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 25.5 | 38.7 | 10.3 | 24.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 25.5 | 38.7 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 27 | 41.9 | 13.3 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 12 · W 45-14 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Syracuse
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Miami
Week 6 · L 20-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Duke
Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 13 · W 38-22
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Florida State
27 primary output · 41.9 efficiency · 13.3 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Florida State
70.7
25.5 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Florida State
70.7
25.5 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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