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.

Brandon Joseph
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Joseph with Northwestern in 2021
No. 40 – Detroit Lions
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001
College Station, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:College Station (College Station, Texas)
College:Northwestern (2019–2021)
Notre Dame (2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
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
GPGSTotalSoloAstSackPDIntYdsTDFFFRTD
2019Northwestern 404400.00000000
2020Northwestern 995228240.026190000
2021Northwestern 12128054261.043260010
2022Notre Dame 10103015150.011291100
Career3531166101651.0710741110

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench 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 s1.56 s2.64 s4.22 s6.84 s34.5 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] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9][10]

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRTD
2023DET 200000.000000.000000
Career200000.000000.000000

References
  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. Boeck, Scott (December 19, 2020). "Northwestern's Brandon Joseph makes defensive play of the year in Big Ten title game". USA Today. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. Dyer, Kristian (December 17, 2020). "PFF grades Northwestern's Brandon Joseph as the nation's best strong safety". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. VanHaaren, Tom (January 8, 2022). "Former Wildcats S Joseph heading to Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  6. "Brandon Joseph Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  7. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Joseph College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  8. "Lions sign three 2023 NFL Draft selections". DetroitLions.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  9. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 29, 2023.
  10. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2023.
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