Joshua Mickens
Connecticut
69
Depth

Joshua Mickens

Projected Starter·ConnecticutSolid
RDEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Ohio State
Projected Starter

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Lawrence Central, ranked #119 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #119 NatlTeam Share0%
Indianapolis, IN
Jersey
#52
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
250 lbs
Transfer
Ohio State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—300

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9448
National Rank
#119
High School
Lawrence Central
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 22th-percentile production at transfer origin (×1.00 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 22% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 14% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 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.

The People's Ratings

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Depth
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Team Role

3 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at RDE · Connecticut

  1. 15269Joshua MickensStarter
  2. 29469Matt Hoffman
  3. 39766Chamberlain Campbell

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.

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