Josh Minkins
Josh Minkins
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Josh Minkins has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 6 tackles against UCF — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 130 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 45 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 17 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 51 | 37 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 130 | 88 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 38–20
vs Towson
3 PD · 4 SOLO · 6 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Keidron Smith’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tahj Chambers's graduate season at Ole Miss (2025).
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