Senior defensive tackle for UTEP. 2021: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 14 tackles.
6′3″ · 270 lb · El Paso, TX
The story
4 defensive tackle for UTEP. 2021: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 14 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJosh Ortega
Wins his gap play after play. Josh Ortega has played for two head coaches in five seasons at UTEP. One game to point at: 3 tackles against UTSA — Week 10, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at UTEP, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Price → Dana Dimel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (9th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-54@ Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-21vs Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 26-13@ Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-3vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-44vs UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20@ North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Ja'Kerrius Wyatt’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ja'Kerrius Wyatt's senior season at Middle Tennessee (2021).
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Player DNA