Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-28@ Utah State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-17vs UT Martin | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
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Joshua Rudolph
Senior linebacker for UTEP. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 230 lb · Montgomery, AL
CFB Index 18 · #533 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to UTEP for 2026
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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Sacks: 51st percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
18
tackles · 2025
1 TFL · 0.5 sacks
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 0.5 sacks, at Utah State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UTEP. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Austin Peay in 2021.
- Transferred from Indiana to UTEP in 2025.
Joshua Rudolph
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tom Allen and Scotty Walden. One game to point at: 8 tackles against UT Martin — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Austin Peay3-star out of Park Crossing
20239 games
- Entered the portal
20253 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
UTEP
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: solo tackles (8th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 42–17
vs UT Martin
2 SOLO · 8 TOT · 1 REC
Dominant 25-point win at home against UT Martin.
With N. Botsford — 50 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 66 LONG · M. Nelson — 278 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 52.0 · -2 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTEP
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UTEP
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (21 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #92
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryun Parham’s 2021 season.
Matches Bryun on
TFL rate
Height
Sack rate
Differs from Bryun on
Weight (higher)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dane Motley's junior season at Arkansas State (2022).
91%match
Matches Dane on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Joshua Rudolph
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology