Joshua Eaton: CB · Texas State · #1.
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Joshua Eaton
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Lincoln Riley, Bob Stoops and G.J. Kinne. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arizona State — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | 24 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Texas State | 22 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 39 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 13 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Lamar | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-10vs UTSA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31vs Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 39-40vs Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-17@ Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-3vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
24tackles this season24 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.1%
428 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Oklahoma and Texas State, 52 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables and G.J. Kinne.
