Usage Score
8.3
Player Dossier
2019-2023Virginia
Josh Ahern
LB • 6'3" • 236 lbs • Burke, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Ahern shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
22.6
Consistency
53.1
Season Value
26.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
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 Ahern, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Virginia. Josh Ahern shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Josh Ahern played LB for Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Ahern recorded 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Virginia paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2023 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
8.3
Consistency
53.1
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. Tennessee: 1. Maryland: 1. Boston College: 2.5. Unknown: 0. Miami: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Louisville: 0. Duke: 1. Virginia Tech: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 6 by 35. Boston College: 5 by 45.8. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 4 by 26.7. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 3 by 22.5. Virginia Tech: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses0.9 · Games = 7
First Half1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · Games = 9
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Virginia Tech | L 17-55 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Duke | W 30-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | @ Louisville | L 24-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Georgia Tech | L 17-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Miami | L 26-29 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | L 24-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | @ Maryland | L 14-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Tennessee | L 13-49 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 2.5 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 2.5 | 22.2 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 22.6 | 8.3 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Boston College
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#3
Duke
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.
#4
Miami
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · Virginia
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
36.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
26.3
7 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Virginia
11.9
2.5 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.865
Holcomb · Holcomb, KS
- Committed To
- Central Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
91
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.