Josh Fuga: DL · Virginia Tech · #6.
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Josh Fuga
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons at Virginia Tech span three head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Brent Pry. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Clemson — Week 11, 2024.
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
14 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 21 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 71 | 20 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-17@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-26vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-38@ No. 7 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs No. 19 Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-17vs Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-24vs Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 31-7
at Stanford
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Stanford.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
39%6 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry14 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
41.2%
339 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
