Josh Fussell
Northwestern Wildcats
69
Depth

Josh Fussell

Northwestern WildcatsContender
RESDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Josh Fussell starting?

Josh Fussell is listed 3rd string at RES for Northwestern Wildcats.

Redshirt junior · #13 · 6'0", 190 lbs

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Depth at RES · Northwestern Wildcats

  1. 14977Amare JordanStarter
  2. 24474Callen Campbell
  3. 36272Ezomo Oratokhai
  4. 48469Luke Dehnicke
  5. 58164Chris Petrucci

Northwestern Starting Lineup

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Up next for Northwestern

Northwestern plays Iowa at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of Lakota West, ranked #1,220 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 29 tackles, 0 INT, 9 PBU. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,220 Natl2-Yr Total68 tacklesTeam Share10%Percentile89th
West Chester, OH
Jersey
#13
Class
RS JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252909
20243905

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8567
National Rank
#1220
High School
Lakota West
Hometown
West Chester, OH

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 69. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 19WCOLOTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 41-7

Sep 6WSDSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
3

Final W 34-18

Josh Fussell's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
29 tkl · 9 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement77%
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