Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 251 lb · Lakeville, MN · Lakeville South
Josh Corcoran: DE · Northern Illinois · #12.
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Josh Corcoran
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Third year in the Northern Illinois defensive front. On tape: 2 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 23 | 13 | 9.5 | 8.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 34 | 18 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 24 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 43 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 24-16vs Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-23@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-16@ Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Ohio | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 7-6@ BYU | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 36-26@ Akron | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 7-13vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 21-28@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 9.5 | 8.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2018
W 7-6
at BYU
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
35%8 sacksTFL rate
41%10 TFLHurry rate
13%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
73%8 of 11 pressures23 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 8 sacks.
3 seasons under Rod Carey — 21-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rod Carey
Pass share
40.4%
375 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 14 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 27 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rod Carey.
