Usage Score
6
Player Dossier
2016-2021Syracuse
Josh Black
DL • 6'3" • 284 lbs • Loves Park, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.5
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
16
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Josh Black, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse. Josh Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Josh Black played DL for Syracuse. Across 6 tracked seasons, Josh Black recorded 156 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 3 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
6
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Rutgers: 3. Unknown: 3. Liberty: 0. Florida State: 1.5. Wake Forest: 0. Clemson: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 7 by 59.2. Unknown: 3 by 42.5. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 4 by 31.7. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Virginia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · Games = 5 · +1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · Games = 5 · -1.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/13 | @ Louisville | L 3-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Boston College | W 21-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Virginia Tech | W 41-36 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/15 | vs Clemson | L 14-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wake Forest | L 37-40 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Florida State | L 30-33 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Liberty | W 24-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs UnknownSplash game | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs RutgersSplash game | L 7-17 | 7 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Ohio | W 29-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
2016201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 5.5 | 14.3 | 6.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 21.1 | 7.8 | -2.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 1 | 8.6 | 1.8 | -2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 22.7 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7 | 20.8 | 6 | -4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 8.5 | 23.5 | 6 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Pittsburgh
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.
#2
Rutgers
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#3
North Carolina
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.
#4
Liberty
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.
#5
Boston College
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
3 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 7.8 usage
24.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Syracuse
16.8
11 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
16.6
5.5 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8269
Harlem · Machesney Park, IL
- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
156
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 54 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.