Player Dossier

2018-2021

Duke

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.

Usage Score

3.4

Efficiency

20.5

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

15.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Temple

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 Blackwell, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Duke. Josh Blackwell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.

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 stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Duke

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

20.5

Usage

3.4

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Charlotte: 0. Unknown: 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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 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

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=8 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=5 · +0.9 vs First Half

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 11/27vs MiamiL 10-4751001
Fri 11/19vs LouisvilleL 22-6232001
Sat 11/13@ Virginia TechL 17-4843101
Sat 11/6vs PittsburghL 29-5433000
Sat 10/30@ Wake ForestL 7-4544002
Sat 10/16@ VirginiaL 0-4843000
Sat 10/2@ North CarolinaL 7-3822000
Sat 9/25vs KansasW 52-3351000
Sat 9/18vs NorthwesternW 30-2333000
Sat 9/11vs Unknown10002
Fri 9/3@ CharlotteL 28-3111000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Duke

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonDuke619.62
2018 Regular SeasonDuke619.620
2019 Regular SeasonDuke719.121
2020 Regular SeasonDuke113.34.7-6
2021 Regular SeasonDuke820.53.47

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Temple

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#2

Virginia Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.

#3

Wake Forest

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#4

Notre Dame

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

#5

Notre Dame

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Duke

7 primary output · 19.1 efficiency · 2 usage

24.2

#2

2020 Regular Season · Duke

17.7

1 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Duke

15.3

8 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8925

St. Edward · Lakewood, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

96

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Josh Blackwell quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
96