Josh Sanguinetti

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON, IN - November 18, 2023 - defensive back Josh Sanguinetti #19 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Pearson Georges/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Pearson Georges/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 08, 2023 - defensive back Josh Sanguinetti #19 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Indiana State Sycamores and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 194
Year:
Redshirt Senior +
Hometown:
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.
High School:
University School

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 52 career games with 11 career starts.

2024 (Senior+ Season)
Season: Appeared in all 13 games with five starts.

FIU (8/31): Posted five tackles ... Combined with James Carpenter on a tackle for loss in the third quarter. Western Illinois (9/6): Totaled four stops ... Combined with Aiden Fisher on a third-quarter tackle for loss. at UCLA (9/14): Logged five tackles - four solo. Charlotte (9/21): Made two tackles ... Combined with Amare Ferrell on a first-quarter tackle for loss ... Had solo tackle for loss in the second quarter ... Helped hold the 49ers to under 300-yards of total offense, the fourth straight game without allowing 300-plus yards of total offense - the longest such streak by an IU defense since at least 1996. Maryland (9/28): Posted five tackles. at Northwestern (10/5): Tallied two stops. Nebraska (10/19): Had one tackle. at Michigan State (11/2): Chipped in one stop.

2023 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games with four starts.

Ohio State (9/2): Had three tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss ... added one pass breakup ... combined on a tackle for loss with Noah Pierre in the first quarter for first career TFL. Indiana State (9/8): Posted one stop. Akron (9/23): Had one assisted tackle. at Maryland (9/30): Logged one pass breakup. at Michigan (10/14): Made two stops. Rutgers (10/21): Collected one tackle. at Penn State (10/28): Notched one tackle ... intercepted Drew Allar in the fourth quarter and returned it seven yards to the Penn State 21-yard line to help set up Indiana’s game-tying field goal to make it 24-24 with 2:58 remaining in the fourth quarter ... interception ended Allar’s FBS-record of consecutive completions without an interception to start a career (311). Wisconsin (11/4): Notched four tackles ... had two fumble recoveries ... recovered both fumbles in the fourth quarter ... second fumble recovery occured on the final play of the game and sealed the win for the Hoosiers ... first Hoosier to pick up two fumbles since Jonathan Crawford versus Ball State in 2016. at Illinois (11/11): Registered two stops. Michigan State (11/18): Made two stops ... intercepted Katin Houser in the first quarter. at Purdue (11/25): Tallied two stops.

2022 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 11 games.

Illinois (9/2): Made six tackles ... recorded first career interception on a diving effort at the IU 10 yard line in the fourth quarter ... added a second-quarter pass breakup. Idaho (9/10): Recorded two tackles. Western Kentucky (9/17): Made four stops. at Cincinnati (9/24): Recorded three tackles. at Nebraska (10/1): Made one tackle. Penn State (11/5): Tallied a pair of stops. at Ohio State (11/12): Logged two tackles. at Michigan State (11/19): Recorded one tackle. Purdue (11/26): Logged one tackle.

2021 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in eight games with two starts ... missed four games due to injury (Weeks 8-11) ... made first collegiate start against Idaho (9/11) ... first career interception came against Michigan State (10/16).

at Iowa (9/4): Recovered the first career fumble and made two tackles. Idaho (9/11): Made first career start ... logged three tackles ... added one pass breakup. Cincinnati (9/18): Collected six tackles with five solo stops ... broke up one pass. Michigan State (10/16): Grabbed first career interception in the third quater ... added one tackle and one pass breakup. Ohio State (10/23): Chipped in two tackles and one pass breakup. at Purdue (11/27): Had two stops.

2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in six games.

at Rutgers (10/31): Tallied four stops. Michigan (11/7): Made one tackle. at Ohio State (11/21): Totaled two solo tackles. Maryland (11/28): Had one tackle.

2019 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in two games and redshirted his initial collegiate season ... made collegiate debut versus Eastern Illinois (9/7) ... scout team player of the week (Ohio State).

Eastern Illinois (9/7): Made first collegiate tackle on defense in the fourth quarter.

Prep/Personal
Defensive back and wide receiver for head coach Daniel Luque at University School ... first-team all-state selection is the school’s all-time leader with 24 interceptions ... ESPN four-star prospect ... ranked the No. 25 safety nationally by ESPN ... four-time all-county honoree ... named to the Broward County Super 11 ... Polynesian Bowl All-American ... team most valuable player made 42 tackles with four INTs, three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble as a senior ... added 15 receptions for 229 yards and three touchdowns ... University School advanced to the state semifinals ... four-year football and three-year basketball letterwinner ... parents are Marcia and Ansel Sanguinetti ... liberal studies major ... born on Sept. 27, 2000.