Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Joshua Mensah
Redshirt senior linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 218 lb · Riverdale, GA · Charles Drew HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs North Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearJoshua Mensah
Second year in the Western Kentucky linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against North Alabama, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton, all balanced offenses — 17-10 over that span.
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 2.0 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
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 55–6
2 TOT
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
With M. McIvor — 305 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · C. Maynard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (r-Jr.) | 12/0: Mensah appeared in 12 games for the Hilltoppers during the 2025 season, primarily on special teams. He finished the season with two tackles – both of which came in the Aug. 30 win over North Alabama. 2024 (r-So.) | 3/0: Mensah saw action in three games during the 2024 season....
The linebacker corps · Western Kentucky
- #21Jaylen Wester106 tackles · 2025
- #3Anthony Brackenridge74 tackles · 2025
- #9Dominic Oliver20 tackles · 2025
- #22Jordan Donald14 tackles · 2025
- #29Joshua Mensah2 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology