Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Joshua Donald
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 310 lb · Durham, NC · C.E. Jordan
CFB Index 76 · #43 of 285 interior linemenLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from App State to Houston in 2025.
Joshua Donald
Wins his gap play after play. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Shawn Clark and Jeff Brohm. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20249 games
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | App State | 31 | 10 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 13 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–31
vs SMU
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
With L. Kienholz — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.8 · 42 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · N. Hayes — 37.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2026Louisville2-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
42.0%
79 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
76 · #43 of 285 interior linemen
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kody Harris-Miller’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Kody on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jamall Hickbottom's sophomore season at South Alabama (2021).
80%match
Matches Jamall on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Joshua Donald
Background
2025 (Houston): Sat out in his lone season at Houston 2024 (App State): Appeared in all 11 games, making 10 starts at nose … Totaled 32 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Had 2.0 sacks against ODU and one sack against ECU … Also forced a fumble against…
The defensive line · Louisville
- #50Clev Lubin13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Tyler Thompson7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Adonijah Green6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jerod Smith II5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Joshua Donald2 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology