Josh Battle
Josh Battle
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He got to Southern Miss by way of Chattanooga. The receipt: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against App State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 34 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Jackson State
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 4 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Houston Griffith’s 2022 season.
Matches Houston on
Differs from Houston on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Wayne Jones's senior season at Charlotte (2023).
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