Junior defensive lineman for Ball State. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.
6′2″ · 289 lb · Anaheim Hills, CA
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.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 152 nationally · Joined Ball State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Ball State. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.
Joshua Tarango
Wins his gap play after play. Third year in the Ball State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Eastern Michigan, Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ball State, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Neu.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Mike Neu — 18-15 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 26 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 27 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Ball State | 13 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 66 | 26 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022
W 31–0
vs Murray State
7 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 31-point win at home against Murray State.
With L. Borrow — 41 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Paddock — 227 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 21.4 · -9 rush yds (1 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-59@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-37vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Murray State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-38vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-21vs UConn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Noah Taliancich’s 2022 season.
Matches Noah on
Differs from Noah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Saunders's junior season at California (2022).
Matches Ethan on
Player DNA