Josh Proctor: S · Ohio State · #41.
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Josh Proctor
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in six seasons at Ohio State. The first career honor came in 2023: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 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.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ohio State | 47 | 31 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 20 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 112 | 75 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 14 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-3@ Indiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 37-17vs Maryland | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-12vs No. 7 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10@ Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16@ Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-3vs Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-30@ No. 3 Michigan | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-14vs No. 9 Missouri | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 31 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL47 tackles · 4 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
48.4%
399 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #165 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Ohio State, 112 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
