Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Michigan
Josh Uche
LB • 6'2" • 250 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Uche shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Josh Uche built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Josh Uche's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 60
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Josh Uche, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan. Josh Uche shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 16.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Josh Uche quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Columbus · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Columbus · 54 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 28 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · LB 438th (top 35%) · Big Ten 127th (top 21%) · National 1,195th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 25.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 34 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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Josh Uche played LB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Uche recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Michigan paired 30 primary output with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Michigan
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
24.9
Usage
9.1
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Northwestern: 4. Maryland: 2. Wisconsin: 2. Michigan State: 4. Penn State: 4. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 0 by 10. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 48.3. Maryland: 2 by 28.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 24.2. Michigan State: 2 by 48.3. Penn State: 3 by 52.5. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 7 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.8 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
Penn State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Florida | L 15-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Penn State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 38-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 42-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Northwestern2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Western Michigan | W 49-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Uche story
Josh Uche built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Josh Uche's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Uche's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 7.5 | 1.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 16.3 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 17 | 24.9 | 9.1 | 15 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 17 | 24.9 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 30 | 32 | 10.9 | 13 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 30 | 32 | 10.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 7 · W 42-25 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 10 · W 42-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 8 · W 21-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Northwestern
Week 5 · W 20-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 13 · W 39-14 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Michigan
30 primary output · 32 efficiency · 10.9 usage
67.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Michigan
67.4
30 primary · 32 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Michigan
53.3
17 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
13
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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