NC State · W 34-8
No tackles.
West Virginia · L 27-38
No tackles.
Florida State · L 7-38
No tackles.
Syracuse · W 28-25
No tackles.
Persinger has tackles in 5 of Virginia’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Josiah Persinger
Second year in the same secondary at Virginia. On tape: 1 tackle against Wake Forest, Week 9, 2026.
5 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| 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 tackle |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 59-3
0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 15-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
