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Brandon Joseph
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Joseph with Northwestern in 2021
Personal information
Born: (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 23)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:College Station (College Station, Texas)
College:Northwestern (2019–2021)
Notre Dame (2022)
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2024
Tackles:13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brandon Joseph (born February 5, 2001) is an American professional football safety. He played college football at Northwestern and Notre Dame.

Early life

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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] He is of Antiguan and Italian descent.[3]

College career

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Joseph redshirted his true freshman season at Northwestern. As a redshirt freshman in 2020, Joseph was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference and the conference Freshman of the Year after he co-led the country with six interceptions.[4] He was rated the nation's best strong safety by Pro Football Focus.[5]

For the 2022 season, Joseph transferred to Notre Dame.[6]

College statistics

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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

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
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
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Joseph was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[9] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 30, 2024.[12]

Joseph made the Lions roster in 2024, playing as a reserve defender and special teamer in 14 games before being waived on December 21.[13]

NFL career statistics

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR TD
2023 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Cessna, Robert (December 16, 2018). "College Station DB Joseph pledges to sign with Northwestern". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "College Station safety Brandon Joseph verbally commits to Northwestern". KAGSTV. December 15, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Murphy, Bryan (October 22, 2023). "Why NFL players are wearing flags on their helmets to promote 'International Diversity' during Week 7-8 games". Sporting News Canada. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Boeck, Scott (December 19, 2020). "Northwestern's Brandon Joseph makes the defensive play of the year in Big Ten title game". USA Today. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Dyer, Kristian (December 17, 2020). "PFF grades Northwestern's Brandon Joseph as the nation's best strong safety". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  6. ^ VanHaaren, Tom (January 8, 2022). "Former Wildcats S Joseph heading to Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Brandon Joseph Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Joseph College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Lions sign three 2023 NFL Draft selections". DetroitLions.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Schlitt, Erik (January 30, 2024). "Update: Detroit Lions sign 12 players to futures contracts". Pride Of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Detroit Lions activate Ifeatu Melifonwu, sign 3 players to 53-man roster". Pride of Detroit. December 21, 2024.
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