Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Josh Hunter
Senior safety on San Diego State's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Temecula, CA · Mater Dei High
CFB Index 25 · #471 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to San Diego 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★
CB recruit
No. 1040 nationally · Signed with San Diego State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on San Diego State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2022.
Josh Hunter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Josh Hunter has been at San Diego State through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against UCLA, Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Mater Dei
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San Diego State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
San Diego State
Coaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023San Diego State4-8HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning
2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026San Diego State1-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: solo tackles (87th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Sean Lewis
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #471 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #471 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 26 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 39 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 59 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 53–20
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 33-point win at home against Portland State.
With J. Hawkins — 1 TD · 47 AVG · 100 LONG · J. Denegal — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 21 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San Diego State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · San Diego State
Returning around him
- 1 San Diego State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (26 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San Diego State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #89 · 2026 recruiting class #83
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bobby Arnold III’s 2024 season.
Matches Bobby on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braeden Marshall's junior season at UCF (2025).
85%match
Matches Braeden on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Josh Hunter
The secondary · San Diego State
- #30Jalen Thomeson86 tackles · 2025
- #9Dalesean Staley70 tackles · 2025
- #6Eric Butler39 tackles · 2025
- #24Josiah Cox15 tackles · 2025
- #29Josh Hunter11 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology