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
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachessecond
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
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