Josh Moten is a cornerback at Southern Miss who has not played in Southern Miss's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Southern Miss lists 30 defensive backs this season.
Southern Miss is 3-5. Next: vs James Madison, Thu Nov 5.
Moten gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and three programs. First career honor, 2025: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 10 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 | 130 | 76 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34vs Mississippi State | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| 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 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 27-21
3 interceptions · 6 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
61tackles this season61 tackles · 1 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
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 |
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
Team sack rate
4.5%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #7 of 364 FBS cornerbacks by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #7 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #1 of 25 Sun Belt CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson.
