Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Illinois
Kerby Joseph
DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Orlando, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kerby Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Kerby Joseph built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Kerby Joseph's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 33
- Overall
- No. 97
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Kerby Joseph, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois. Kerby Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
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Kerby Joseph Illinois Highlights
2021 · Illinois · Player Highlight
Kerby Joseph college highlights at Illinois.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Kerby Joseph quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jones · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Jones · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 33 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · DB 100th (top 11%) · Big Ten 56th (top 9%) · National 475th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 19 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 57 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
Related Context
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Kerby Joseph played DB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kerby Joseph recorded 3 rushing yards and 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Illinois paired 9 primary output with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
7.5
Consistency
54
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Nebraska: 0. Virginia: 2. Maryland: 0. Purdue: 1. Charlotte: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Penn State: 2. Rutgers: 0. Minnesota: 1. Iowa: 1. Northwestern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 7 by 49.2. Maryland: 6 by 25. Purdue: 6 by 35. Charlotte: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 9 by 47.5. Penn State: 2 by 28.3. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 6 by 35. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Northwestern | W 47-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Iowa | L 23-33 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Minnesota | W 14-6 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Rutgers | L 14-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Penn StateSplash game | W 20-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-24 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Charlotte | W 24-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Purdue | L 9-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Maryland | L 17-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ VirginiaSplash game | L 14-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs UTSA | L 30-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/28 | vs Nebraska | W 30-22 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kerby Joseph story
Kerby Joseph built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Kerby Joseph's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kerby Joseph's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 6.5 | 0.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 33 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 13.2 | 2.2 | -4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 27.3 | 7.5 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia
Week 2 · L 14-42
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 8 · W 20-18 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Wisconsin
Week 6 · L 0-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 4 · L 9-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 31-23
2.5
Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
9 primary output · 27.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
60.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
43.7
0 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 2.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
36.7
4 primary · 33 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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