Defensive back, Kent State, 2025–⁠26

Joel Cordoba

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Plainfield, NJ

Joel Cordoba plays defensive back for Kent State. Last time out, at South Florida: 3 tackles.

2026 so far

33 tackles, 1 sack

Last game: 3 tackles at South Florida, L 2–⁠29

Next game: vs. Akron, Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 4@SC
  2. 1WOF
  3. 7@OSU
  4. 6BALL
  5. 6OHIO
  6. 6@WMU
  7. 3@USF

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13tackles, career hightwice; last at Akron, 2025

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2025Kent State66331.5011
2026Kent State33191.5101
Career99523112

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Kent State2DBFr.
2026Kent State2DBSo.6′3″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Kent State 7 games, 33 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 5atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠5744000
Sep 12vs.WoffordW 36–⁠15100.500
Sep 19atOhio StateL 3–⁠5974000
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 26–⁠1364110
Oct 3vs.OhioL 10–⁠1363000
Oct 10atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠3863000
Oct 17atSouth FloridaL 2–⁠2931000
2025 Kent State 11 games, 66 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Aug 30vs.MerrimackW 21–⁠1772000
Sep 6atTexas TechL 14–⁠6273000
Sep 13vs.BuffaloL 28–⁠3120000
Sep 20atFlorida StateL 10–⁠6644000
Oct 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠4462000
Oct 11vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠621000
Oct 18atToledoL 10–⁠4552000
Oct 25vs.Bowling GreenW 24–⁠211370.501
Nov 11atAkronW 42–⁠35139000
Nov 19vs.Central MichiganL 16–⁠28520.500
Nov 28atNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠31210.500

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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