Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#92
Joshua Lukusa
Senior defensive end for Missouri State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Cincinnati, OH
Transferred Miami (OH) → Missouri State for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, at Texas A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Missouri State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2022.
Joshua Lukusa
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Joshua Lukusa has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Lindenwood, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Withrow
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
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Missouri State
2025era →
Nick Petrino
Missouri State
2026era →
Casey Woods
Missouri State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri State
2025Miami (OH)
2026Missouri State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). 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 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Carter Hooper’s 2023 season.
Matches Carter on
TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Differs from Carter on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Edwin Kolenge's junior season at Boston College (2025).
Matches Edwin on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Joshua Lukusa
The defensive line · Missouri State
- #30Caden Wiest3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Tim Brantley Jr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Malachi Madison1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #92Joshua Lukusa0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #22Grayson Cutchlow0 tackles for loss · 2025
13 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology