Josh Ratcliff: DT · Southern Miss · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josh Ratcliff
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at Southern Miss span two head coaches: Scotty Walden and Will Hall. One game to point at: 7 tackles against South Alabama — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 28 | 8 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 37 | 12 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 34 | 13 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 112 | 36 | 14.5 | 7.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-14vs Alcorn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-21vs Tulane | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 37-44@ Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-17vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-55@ South Alabama | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 38-48@ App State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Louisiana | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-41@ Mississippi State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries28 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
43.0%
365 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
70.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 112 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Billings, Scotty Walden, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
