Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Josiah Persinger
Sophomore cornerback on Virginia's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 179 lb · Roanoke, VA · Salem
Returning to Virginia for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 857 nationally · Signed with Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2025.
Josiah Persinger
This is his second year in the same secondary at Virginia. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Norfolk State, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Salem
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 13-3 over that span.
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
1 TOT · 0 TFL
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
The secondary · Virginia
- #23Jaylen Jones66 tackles · 2025
- #18Jalen McNair50 tackles · 2025
- #6Brandyn Hillman49 tackles · 2025
- #30Ethan Minter47 tackles · 2025
- #7Josiah Persinger2 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology