Josh DeBerry: DB · Texas A&M · #28.
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Josh DeBerry
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Steve Addazio, Jeff Hafley and Elijah Robinson. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Alabama — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 39 | 31 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | Boston College | 50 | 40 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | Boston College | 49 | 36 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 44 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 193 | 146 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 21 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-10vs New Mexico | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 33-48@ Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-3vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10vs Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-22vs Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-26vs No. 11 Alabama | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-20@ No. 19 Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-17vs South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38@ No. 11 Ole Miss | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 31 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFL39 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Elijah Robinson
Pass share
48.3%
423 pass / 453 run
Plays / game
67.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #53 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Boston College and Texas A&M, 193 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Addazio, Jeff Hafley, Jimbo Fisher and Elijah Robinson.
