Player Career

Josh Celiscar Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Josh Celiscar story

Josh Celiscar built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Winter Haven, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with South Florida, Texas A&M, and UCF. The clearest part of Josh Celiscar's career was his defensive production: 169 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 1 interception across 57 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Celiscar's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCF

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas A&M

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    South Florida

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202020212021202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonUCF9.5185.8
2020 Regular SeasonUCF9.5185.80
2021 PostseasonUCF17.5268.68
2021 Regular SeasonUCF17.5268.60
2022 Regular SeasonUCF1627.114.6-1.5
2023 PostseasonUCF3.521.66.6-12.5
2023 Regular SeasonUCF3.521.66.60
2024 Regular SeasonTexas A&M04.20.7-3.5
2025 PostseasonSouth Florida1220.16.512
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1220.16.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kansas

Week 6 · L 22-51 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

83.1 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Navy

Week 5 · L 30-34 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

80.6 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Louisville

Week 2 · L 14-20

3

Havoc Plays

80.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Tulsa

Week 5 · L 26-34 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

79.2 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 64 Boise State

Week 1 · W 34-7

2.5

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · UCF

16 primary output · 27.1 efficiency · 14.6 usage

68.3

#2

2021 Postseason · UCF

63.1

17.5 primary · 26 efficiency · 8.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · UCF

63.1

17.5 primary · 26 efficiency · 8.6 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

17

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games