Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
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Joshua Mickens
Junior defensive end for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Lawrence Central HS
Transferred Ohio State → UConn for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, at Southern Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive end for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio State to UConn in 2026.
Joshua Mickens
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Southern Miss, Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Lawrence Central
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim Mora, Gordon Sammis, and Jason Candle. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Ohio State
2026UConn
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
1 tackles · 1 pass breakups
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 sack, +1.5 tackles for loss, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
2026UConn2-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The defensive line · UConn
- #15Anas Luqman9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Esean Carter3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Matt Hoffman2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Tahjae Mullix2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Joshua Mickens0 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology