Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Clemson
Kendall Joseph
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Belton, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kendall Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Kendall Joseph built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Belton, SC wearing No. 34, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Kendall Joseph's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kendall Joseph, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson. Kendall Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 279
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Kendall Joseph quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · LB
- Career Tackles
- 279
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Belton-Honea Path · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Belton-Honea Path · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · LB 145th (top 13%) · ACC 22nd (top 4%) · National 219th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 15 | 14 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 15 | 93 | 10 | 3.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 68 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 86 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 73 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
Related Context
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Kendall Joseph played LB for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kendall Joseph recorded 279 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Clemson paired 22 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Clemson
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
8
Consistency
39
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Furman: 0. Texas A&M: 3. Georgia Southern: 0. Syracuse: 0. Wake Forest: 2. NC State: 1. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 3.5. Boston College: 2.5. Duke: 3. South Carolina: 1. Pittsburgh: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Furman: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 6 by 55. Georgia Southern: 4 by 16.7. Syracuse: 12 by 50. Wake Forest: 6 by 45. NC State: 7 by 39.2. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 10 by 76.7. Boston College: 7 by 54.2. Duke: 7 by 59.2. South Carolina: 6 by 35. Pittsburgh: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.9 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 6 · +1.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Notre Dame | W 30-3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/2 | @ Pittsburgh | W 42-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs South Carolina | W 56-35 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs DukeSplash game | W 35-6 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 27-7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Louisville10+ tackles · Splash game | W 77-16 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Florida State | W 59-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs NC State | W 41-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 63-3 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Syracuse10+ tackles | W 27-23 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Georgia Southern | W 38-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | W 28-26 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Furman | W 48-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kendall Joseph story
Kendall Joseph built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Belton, SC wearing No. 34, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Kendall Joseph's career was his defensive production: 279 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kendall Joseph's production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Kendall Joseph moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 22 | 44.4 | 10.7 | 22 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 22 | 44.4 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 11.5 | 42.9 | 8.8 | -10.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 11.5 | 42.9 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 17 | 37.4 | 8 | 5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 17 | 37.4 | 8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Auburn
Week 1 · W 19-13
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 10 · W 77-16 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia Tech
Week 5 · W 31-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 12 · W 35-6 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
81.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Wake Forest
Week 12 · W 35-13 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Clemson
22 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 10.7 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Clemson
68
22 primary · 44.4 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Clemson
58.7
11.5 primary · 42.9 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
12
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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