Player Dossier

2019-2024

Eastern Michigan

Josh McCarty

DB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Troy, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Josh McCarty shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.8

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Eastern Michigan • Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

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 McCarty, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Josh McCarty shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Eastern Michigan, Pittsburgh.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 0. North Carolina: 0. Clemson: 0. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 0

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. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 11/30@ Boston CollegeL 23-3411000
Sat 11/23@ LouisvilleL 9-37
Sat 11/16vs ClemsonL 20-2421000
Sat 10/5@ North CarolinaW 34-2411000
Sat 9/7@ CincinnatiW 28-2710000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Eastern Michigan

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Pittsburgh

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan0
2020 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan00
2021 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan00
2022 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan05.20.90
2023 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan06.30.90
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh04.20.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Toledo

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#2

Toledo

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#3

Clemson

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#4

Akron

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#5

Massachusetts

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

35.4

0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7

St. Mary's · Orchard Lake, MI

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

27

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Josh McCarty quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
27