Brandon Joseph
Brandon Joseph (born February 5, 2001) is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern and Notre Dame.
| No. 40 – Detroit Lions | |
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| Position: | Free safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 5, 2001 College Station, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | College Station (College Station, Texas) |
| College: | Northwestern (2019–2021) Notre Dame (2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early life and high school career
Joseph grew up in College Station, Texas and attended College Station High School. He was named Class 5A All-State as a senior after recording 95 tackles with 10 passes broken up and five interceptions.[1] Joseph initially committed to play college football at Texas Tech, but ultimately decommitted to sign with Northwestern.[2]
College career
Northwestern
Joseph redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, Joseph was named first team All-Big Ten Conference and the conference Freshman of the Year.[3] He was rated the nation's best strong safety by Pro Football Focus.[4]
Notre Dame
For the 2022 season, Joseph transferred to Notre Dame.[5]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2019 | Northwestern | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 9 | 9 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 12 | 12 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 10 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 35 | 31 | 166 | 101 | 65 | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | 4.62 s | 1.56 s | 2.64 s | 4.22 s | 6.84 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 17 reps | |
| Sources:[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Joseph was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[8]
References
- "College Station DB Joseph pledges to sign with Northwestern". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. December 16, 2018.
- "College Station safety Brandon Joseph verbally commits to Northwestern".
- Boeck, Scott (December 19, 2020). "Northwestern's Brandon Joseph makes defensive play of the year in Big Ten title game". USA Today.
- "PFF grades Northwestern's Brandon Joseph as the nation's best strong safety". December 17, 2020.
- "Former Wildcats S Joseph heading to Notre Dame". January 8, 2022.
- "Brandon Joseph Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Joseph College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- "Lions sign three 2023 NFL Draft selections". DetroitLions.com. May 12, 2023.