Josh Lukusa
Missouri State Bears
65
Depth

Josh Lukusa

Missouri State BearsRebuilding
DEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Miami (OH)
Projected Starter

Is Josh Lukusa starting?

Josh Lukusa is the projected starter at DE for Missouri State Bears.

Redshirt senior · #92 · 6'5", 260 lbs

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Depth at DE · Missouri State Bears

  1. 19265Josh LukusaStarter
  2. 23063Caden Wiest
  3. 39442Breylon McCuller
  4. 48040Michael Osei-Bonsu

Missouri State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in Conference USA

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Up next for Missouri State

Missouri State plays Florida International away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Withrow, ranked #1,718 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,718 NatlTeam Share1%
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#92
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
260 lbs
Transfer
Miami (OH)

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—110.50

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
0.8326
National Rank
#1718
High School
Withrow
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Why this rating?

On a 63-rated defense; 47th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.80 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 65.

Team defense (SP+)
63
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 47% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 32% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

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

Oct 28WSHSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-3

Oct 20LDELTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 61-38

Oct 8LWKUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 27LSMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-24

Sep 19LMRSHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-24

Sep 12WLINTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-14

Sep 5LTA&MTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 50-0

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

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Team Role

11 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.