Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 14-33@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 51-14vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-29@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#92
Joshua Papu
Freshman defensive tackle on Utah State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 290 lb · Pago Pago
Returning to Utah State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
3 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Nevada
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive tackle on Utah State's 2025 roster.
- Signed with Utah State in 2025.
Joshua Papu
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against UNLV, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Utah Stateout of Snow College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Utah State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Utah State6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · 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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
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 | Utah State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Utah State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Utah State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #123 · 2026 recruiting class #97
The defensive line · Utah State
- #9Tyree Morris5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #28Carson Tujague4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51Ta'Avili Tuitama4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Gabriel Iniguez Jr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Joshua Papu0 tackles for loss · 2025
11 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology