6′2″ · 335 lb · Beaver Falls, PA
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
Josh Hough
One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Boston College — Week 1, 2026.
15 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Wins his gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 15 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2 |
| Career | 15 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-26vs Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-34@ Arizona | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Third quarter, down 10-0.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
3 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 12-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 31-21.
2 tackles.
5 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, up 24-8.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%4 TFLSack rate
20%3 sacksHurry rate
13%2 hurries15 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
41.2%
161 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
65.2
6 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
179 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #250 at the position.
The No. 1,157 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12.
from 3 outlets
West Virginia football staff member drives golf cart into wall, injuring Cincinnati DL Josh Hough
Sporting News +1 Oct 17 · 2 outlets
from 5 outlets
West Virginia football staff member drives golf cart into wall, injuring Cincinnati DL Josh Hough
Sporting News +1 Oct 17 · 2 outlets
Awful Announcing
Sports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Cincinnati5 stories2026 to nowMost about: in his words, performance and stat line.
Cincinnati Enquirer +1Cincinnati Bearcats Josh Hough, Samaj Jones, Liam O'Brien talk Aug. 17Aug 17Sporting News +1West Virginia football staff member drives golf cart into wall, injuring Cincinnati DL Josh HoughOct 17Sports Illustrated'A True Blessing' - Bearcats DT Josh Hough Raising Level of Play Each Week For CincinnatiSep 23
Yahoo SportsCincinnati football player Josh Hough gets insult to injury with cart fiascoOct 17Awful AnnouncingTNT broadcast captures medical cart ramming Cincinnati’s Josh Hough into wallOct 17
Syracuse2022not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Oct 24.
2026 is in progress.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dino Babers and Scott Satterfield.
