Josh Hough
Cincinnati Bearcats
69
DepthProjected Starter
Is Josh Hough starting?
Josh Hough is the projected starter at NT for Cincinnati Bearcats.
Redshirt senior · #95
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- 19569Josh HoughStarter
- 29957Jonathan Rulo
- 31157Chidera Otutu
- 49243Elijah Gunn
- 59043Darrius Simmons
Cincinnati Starting Lineup
- DE
- NTJosh HoughThis player
- DT
- DOG
- WLB
- MLB
- CAT
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
Top defensive linemen in the Big 12
- Jersey
- #95
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Transfer
- California (PA)
Why this rating?
On a 75-rated defense; 51th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 69 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
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.
2026 Game Log
Oct 4LARIZTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 34-7
Sep 26WKSUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-26
Sep 19WM-OHTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 35-31
Sep 12WWCUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 62-10
Sep 5WBCTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 1.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 34-15
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | LARIZ | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | WKSU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WM-OH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | WWCU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WBC | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Hough's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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