Joshua Celiscar is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at South Florida.
Celiscar disrupts the pocket from the interior. The six seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Josh Heupel, Gus Malzahn, Mike Elko and Kevin Patrick. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Miami — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-7vs No. 25 Boise State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 18-16@ No. 13 Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-49@ No. 5 Miami | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs South Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 54-26vs Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 63-36@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-13vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-34@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-23vs UTSA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-41@ Navy | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-18@ UAB | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-3vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-24vs Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
15%5 hurries34 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Patrick
Pass share
44.8%
404 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
69.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #153 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #15 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,554 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic as a senior.
A stat line in 55 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Josh Heupel, Gus Malzahn, Mike Elko and Alex Golesh.
