Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#95
Joshua Donald
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 310 lb · Durham, NC · C.E. Jordan
CFB Index 76 · #43 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Louisville for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from App State to Houston in 2025.
Joshua Donald
Wins his gap play after play. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Shawn Clark and Jeff Brohm. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20249 games
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2026Louisville1-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
76 · #43 of 285 interior linemen
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | App State | 31 | 10 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 12 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (33 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kody Harris-Miller’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Kody on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jamall Hickbottom's sophomore season at South Alabama (2021).
80%match
Matches Jamall on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Joshua Donald
Background
2025 (Houston): Sat out in his lone season at Houston 2024 (App State): Appeared in all 11 games, making 10 starts at nose … Totaled 32 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Had 2.0 sacks against ODU and one sack against ECU … Also forced a fumble against ODU...
The defensive line · Louisville
- #50Clev Lubin13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Tyler Thompson7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Adonijah Green6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jerod Smith II5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Joshua Donald1 game · 2026
12 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology