Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#2
Joel Cordoba
Sophomore defensive back on Kent State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 190 lb · Plainfield, NJ · Plainfield HS
CFB Index 51 · #261 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Kent State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2057 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Kent State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2025.
Joel Cordoba
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his second year in the same secondary at Kent State. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against South Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202511 games
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Plainfield
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
51 · #261 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #261 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #15 of 40 Mid-American DBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 66 | 33 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 71 | 37 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
1 TOT · 0 TFL
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Da'Quan Johnson’s 2021 season.
82%match
Matches Da'Quan on
TFL rate
PD rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rex Guthrie's freshman season at Nebraska (2025).
86%match
Matches Rex on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Joel Cordoba
Background
2026 (Sophomore) Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team 2025 (Freshman) Appeared in all 12 games as a key contributor Finished with 68 total tackles (34 unassisted, 34 assisted) Posted 1.5 tackles for loss for 2 yards Registered 1 quarterback hurry Broke up 1 pass Career-high 13 tackles came at...
The secondary · Kent State
- #2Joel Cordoba66 tackles · 2025
- #3Derrick Jackson48 tackles · 2025
- #19DJ Barnes28 tackles · 2025
- #1A'tiq Muhammad28 tackles · 2025
- #7Angelo Stockstill8 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology