Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Josiah Cox
Senior safety on San Diego State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 197 lb · San Diego, CA · Lincoln High
CFB Index 52 · #247 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to San Diego State for 2026
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
3★
S recruit
No. 1008 nationally · Signed with Arizona State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on San Diego State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2023.
- Transferred from New Mexico State to San Diego State in 2025.
Josiah Cox
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Portland State — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
20233 games
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of San Diego Lincoln
20249 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
20257 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
San Diego State
Coaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2024New Mexico State3-9HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026San Diego State1-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceFading
Elite: qb hurries (83rd 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: 4.0 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
Sean Lewis
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 | San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 15 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 35 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 33 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 53–20
5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 33-point win at home against Portland State.
With J. Hawkins — 1 TD · 47 AVG · 100 LONG · J. Denegal — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 21 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San Diego State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · San Diego State
Returning around him
- 1 San Diego State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (26 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San Diego State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #89 · 2026 recruiting class #83
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Peyton Stevenson’s 2024 season.
90%match
Matches Peyton on
PD rate
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Peyton on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Julien Davis's junior season at East Carolina (2025).
Matches Julien on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Julien on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Josiah Cox
The secondary · San Diego State
- #30Jalen Thomeson86 tackles · 2025
- #9Dalesean Staley70 tackles · 2025
- #6Eric Butler39 tackles · 2025
- #24Josiah Cox15 tackles · 2025
- #17Deshawn McCuin12 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology