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Player Dossier
2016-2019Michigan
Josh Metellus
DB • 6'0" • 218 lbs • Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Metellus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Josh Metellus built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Josh Metellus' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 205
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Josh Metellus, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan. Josh Metellus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 187
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Josh Metellus quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 187
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Flanagan · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Flanagan · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 6 · Pick 26 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · DB 47th (top 6%) · Big Ten 28th (top 5%) · National 252nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 50 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 22.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 43 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 56.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 53.7 |
Related Context
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Josh Metellus played DB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Metellus recorded 187 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Michigan paired 11.5 primary output with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
32.2
Usage
6.2
Consistency
35.1
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0.5. Middle Tennessee: 1. Army: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Rutgers: 0. Iowa: 1. Illinois: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Notre Dame: 2. Maryland: 3. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 2. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 11 by 50.8. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Army: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 8 by 43.3. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 6 by 35. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 5 by 25.8. Notre Dame: 4 by 36.7. Maryland: 9 by 67.5. Michigan State: 6 by 25. Indiana: 2 by 28.3. Ohio State: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 9 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | @ Alabama10+ tackles | L 16-35 | 11 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Ohio State | L 27-56 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 39-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Michigan State | W 44-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 38-7 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Notre DameSplash game | W 45-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Penn State | L 21-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Illinois | W 42-25 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Iowa | W 10-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Rutgers | W 52-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-35 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Army | W 24-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 40-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Metellus story
Josh Metellus built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Josh Metellus' career was his defensive production: 187 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Metellus' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 2 | 16.5 | 3.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 4 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 11.5 | 25.9 | 5.6 | 7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 11.5 | 25.9 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 32.2 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 32.2 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 10 · W 38-7 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 78-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 4 · W 56-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 11 · W 35-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 49-3
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Michigan
11.5 primary output · 25.9 efficiency · 5.6 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Michigan
56.4
11.5 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Michigan
53.7
11 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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