Joshua Celiscar
Joshua Celiscar
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Mike Elko and Alex Golesh. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Miami — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. 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
Brian Hartline
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 34 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 33 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 46 | 28 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | UCF | 39 | 24 | 7.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 153 | 83 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 63–36
at North Texas
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 27-point win on the road against North Texas.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · South Florida
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #90
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kelvin Gilliam’s 2025 season.
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