Joshua Tarango: DL · Ball State · #90.
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Joshua Tarango
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the Ball State defensive front. On tape: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Eastern Michigan, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
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| 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries26 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Mike Neu — 18-15 over that span.
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 Neu
Pass share
54.1%
481 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
74.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ball State, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
