#55

Josue Cordoba

DL · Kent State · R-Jr. · #55

Returning to Kent State for 2026
R-Jr. · Plainfield, N.J. → Plainfield HS
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Josue Cordoba

DL · Kent State · Fr · #55

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2270 national
CFB
College
Kent State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Kent State1521.00.0------
Career1521.00.0------

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Kent State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Kent State

Returning around him

  • 11% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #120

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 2025 production profile sits closest to Pupu Sepulona’s 2025 season.

Utah · 2025

#2

Carson Tujague

Utah State · 2025

84%
#3

Joshua Tarango

Ball State · 2022

84%
#4

Daevin Hobbs

Tennessee · 2023

83%
#5

Ahmad Breaux

LSU · 2024

82%

Matches Pupu on

Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate

Differs from Pupu on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to MarQuayveon Evans's freshman season at UConn (2021).

UConn · 2021

#2

Pupu Sepulona

Utah · 2025

88%
#3

Brendan Flakes

Northwestern · 2023

81%
#4

Sultan Badmus

Temple · 2024

81%
#5

Mays Pese

Arizona · 2025

80%

Matches MarQuayveon on

Class year
Hurry rate
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14061

Final rank
#14061
Avg #14379.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14061 this season.

Background

2025 (R-Freshman) Saw action in all 12 games for Kent State Recorded 15 total tackles (2 unassisted, 13 assisted) Had 1.0 tackle for loss for 2 yards Posted a career-high 3 tackles against Central Michigan 2024 (Freshman) Appeared in 2 games for the blue and gold this season Prior to Kent State R...

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