CFB Zeitgeist Score
61
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 98th percentile.
Josh Moten
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
61 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #105
CB · SOUTHERN MISS · SUN BELT
Josh Moten
- 4
- #1
- 6-0 | 185 lb
- Waldorf, MD
Heisman Heat
#9495
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2022
Texas A&M · CB
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2023
Marshall · CB
—
2024
Marshall · CB
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★
2025
Southern Miss · CB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4-star | 0.8951 | No. 364 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall -> Southern Miss | 4-star | 0.9200 | Immediate |
| 2023 | Texas A&M -> -- | 4-star | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to —
Composite
0.8951
#364 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Josh Moten
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Josh Moten
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 13g
61Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
5Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Final
61Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Josh Moten is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Southern Miss's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss, and 5 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
61 92nd
SOLO
38 94th
TFL
1.0 59th
SACK
0.0 65th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
10 99th
INT
5 99th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34vs Mississippi State | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Jackson State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-10@ Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-21vs UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-42@ South Alabama | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs Troy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
2024Marshall10-3HC: Charles Huff · Run-leaning
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 61 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 38 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 30 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 130 | 76 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 11 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 61 | #387/4942 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 1.0 | #2051/4972 | 59th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 5 | #6/869 | 99th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 10 | #20/2184 | 99th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 38 | #271/4584 | 94th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 25 | #260/578 | 55th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 5.0 | #432/578 | 25th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Losses6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort
61Solid starter
Elite: passes defended (99th). Strength: interceptions (98th). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · CB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Josh MotenSouthern MissTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 87% simDalton JohnsonArizona· 83% simDevin LafayetteTroy· 79% sim
Passes defended
Interceptions
Solo tackles
Tackles
Tackles for loss
Sacks
QB hurries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Mcclendon’s 2025 season.
Jalen Mcclendon
78%match
All-MAC
#2
Evan Johnson
79%
#3
Joshua Pickett
75%
#4
Chris Mills
75%
#5
Tyon Davis
74%
Matches Jalen on
Class year
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to EJ Jackson's senior season at App State (2023).
EJ Jackson
86%match
#2
Fentrell Cypress
All-ACC
85%
#3
Kempton Shine
84%
#4
Damaje Yancey
84%
#5
Latrell McCutchin
83%
Matches EJ on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.9%
454 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.3%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coaches2022
Will Hall
Southern Miss
2023
Will Hall
Southern Miss
2024era →
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
2025era →
Charles Huff
Southern Miss
Played under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownWaldorf, MD
Height6'0"
Weight185 lb
Class4
PositionCB
Jersey1
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Current teamSouthern Miss
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | DB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marshall | CB4 | #9495 | #10148 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Marshall | CB4 | #10652 | #10915 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | CB4 | #10765 | #10647 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | CB4 | #7372 | #7145 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | CB | 4 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 185 lb | Waldorf, MD |
| 2024 | Marshall | Sun Belt | CB | 4 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 185 lb | Waldorf, MD |
| 2023 | Marshall | Sun Belt | CB | 4 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 185 lb | Waldorf, MD |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | SEC | CB | 4 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 185 lb | Waldorf, MD |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | SEC | CB | 4 | No. 1 | 6-0 | 185 lb | Waldorf, MD |