Josh Black: DL · Syracuse · #85.
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Josh Black
Wins the gap play after play. Six seasons in the Syracuse defensive front to date. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Rutgers — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-9@ Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-17vs Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 62-24vs UAlbany | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 30-33@ Florida State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-40vs No. 19 Wake Forest | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17vs Clemson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-36@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-6vs Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-41@ Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 19 | 7.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 62-24
vs UAlbany
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against UAlbany.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%7 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry36 tackles · 7 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
6 seasons under Dino Babers — 29-43 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
36.8%
287 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
36 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Syracuse, 9 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dino Babers.
