Joel Cordoba
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the same secondary at Kent State. On tape: 7 tackles against Ohio State, Week 3, 2026.
41 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 41 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 66 | 33 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 107 | 56 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 30 · L 10-31 at Sacramento State, play by play
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Kent State’s defense played that day
Sacramento State’s 12 drives: 9 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL41 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup.
2 seasons under Mark Carney — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #227 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #15 of 40 Mid-American DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
