Josh Minkins: DB · Cincinnati.
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Josh Minkins
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against UCF — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 45 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | Louisville | 17 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 51 | 37 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 136 | 91 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Towson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-28vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-44@ Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-13@ UCF | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-34@ Colorado | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34@ Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-41@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs TCU | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL45 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
48.5%
395 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
67.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
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 #187 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Louisville and Cincinnati, 136 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Satterfield and Jeff Brohm.
