#93

Josh Ratcliff

DT · Southern Miss · Sr. · #93

Southern Miss 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Josh Ratcliff

DT · Southern Miss · Sr · #93

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Southern Miss
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches
2020
Scotty Walden
Southern Miss
2021
Southern Miss
era →
2022
Southern Miss
2023
Southern Miss

Coaching transition mid-career: Scotty Walden → Will Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Southern Miss3-7HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2021Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Southern Miss7-6HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning
2023Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Southern Miss2883.53.5------
2022Southern Miss37126.03.0------
2021Southern Miss34134.50.5------
2020Southern Miss1330.50.5------
Career1123614.57.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023

W 34–31

at Louisiana

0 TFL  ·  0 SACKS  ·  3 TOT

Edged out Louisiana on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to George Wolo’s 2021 season.

George Wolo

90%match

Buffalo · 2021

#2

Tony Bradford Jr.

Texas Tech · 2023

83%
#3

Akeem Smith

Georgia State · 2021

79%
#4

George Wolo

Buffalo · 2022

78%
#5

Bryce Santana

New Mexico · 2022

76%

Matches George on

TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Miguel Jackson's senior season at Utah State (2024).

Utah State · 2024

#2

Tony Bradford Jr.

Texas Tech · 2023

83%
#3

Devonte O'Malley

Northern Illinois · 2023

All-MAC
75%
#4

Herbert Gums Jr.

Boise State · 2024

74%
#5

Devin Danielson

Pittsburgh · 2023

72%

Matches Miguel on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate