Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Duke
Josh Blackwell
CB • 6'0" • 175 lbs • Buford, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Blackwell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Josh Blackwell built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a cornerback from Buford, GA wearing No. 31, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Josh Blackwell's career was his defensive production: 96...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Josh Blackwell, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Duke. Josh Blackwell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 20
Quick Answers
Josh Blackwell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · CB
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Duke
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Edward · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- St. Edward · 58 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · CB 77th (top 20%) · ACC 123rd (top 19%) · National 1,154th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 9 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 9 | 23 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 10 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 40.5 |
Related Context
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Josh Blackwell played CB for Duke. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Blackwell recorded 96 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Duke paired 7 primary output with 19.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Duke
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
20.5
Usage
3.1
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Charlotte: 0. North Carolina A&T: 2. Northwestern: 0. Kansas: 0. North Carolina: 0. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 2. Pittsburgh: 0. Virginia Tech: 2. Louisville: 1. Miami: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina A&T: 1 by 24.2. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 5 by 20.8. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 4 by 36.7. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 4 by 36.7. Louisville: 3 by 22.5. Miami: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Miami | L 10-47 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/19 | vs Louisville | L 22-62 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | L 17-48 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Pittsburgh | L 29-54 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | L 7-45 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Virginia | L 0-48 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ North Carolina | L 7-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Kansas | W 52-33 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Northwestern | W 30-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Carolina A&TSplash game | W 45-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Charlotte | L 28-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Blackwell story
Josh Blackwell built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a cornerback from Buford, GA wearing No. 31, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Josh Blackwell's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 20 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Josh Blackwell's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 227 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Blackwell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Duke
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 6 | 19.6 | 2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 6 | 19.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 7 | 19.1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 1 | 13.3 | 4 | -6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 8 | 20.5 | 3.1 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 11 · L 17-48 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 56-27 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 2 · L 13-27
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Wake Forest
Week 9 · L 7-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
52.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Notre Dame
Week 11 · L 7-38
2
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Duke
7 primary output · 19.1 efficiency · 2 usage
44.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Duke
40.5
8 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Duke
30.6
6 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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