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Player Dossier
2018-2020Texas
Joseph Ossai
LB • 6'4" • 253 lbs • Conroe, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joseph Ossai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Joseph Ossai built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Conroe, TX wearing No. 46, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Joseph Ossai's career was his defensive production: 165...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 69
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Joseph Ossai, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Texas. Joseph Ossai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 165
- TFL
- 30
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Joseph Ossai quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 165
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Oak Ridge · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Oak Ridge · 13 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 5 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · LB 148th (top 14%) · Big 12 24th (top 6%) · National 233rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 13.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 13 | 81 | 7.5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 9 | 55 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67.6 |
Related Context
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Joseph Ossai played LB for Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Joseph Ossai recorded 165 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Texas paired 30.5 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Texas
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
49.2
Usage
16.1
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 9. Louisiana Tech: 2. LSU: 4. Rice: 0. Oklahoma State: 3. West Virginia: 1. Oklahoma: 5. Kansas: 1.5. TCU: 0.5. Kansas State: 2. Iowa State: 2.5. Baylor: 0. Texas Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 9 by 87.5. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 40.8. LSU: 3 by 52.5. Rice: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma State: 8 by 63.3. West Virginia: 8 by 43.3. Oklahoma: 8 by 83.3. Kansas: 8 by 48.3. TCU: 10 by 46.7. Kansas State: 5 by 40.8. Iowa State: 9 by 62.5. Baylor: 8 by 33.3. Texas Tech: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.4 · Games = 5 · +0.1 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
Utah
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | vs Utah2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-10 | 9 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Texas Tech | W 49-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Baylor | L 10-24 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | L 21-23 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | W 27-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ TCU10+ tackles | L 27-37 | 10 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Kansas | W 50-48 | 8 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 27-34 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ West Virginia | W 42-31 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 36-30 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Rice | W 48-13 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs LSUSplash game | L 38-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 45-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joseph Ossai story
Joseph Ossai built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Conroe, TX wearing No. 46, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Joseph Ossai's career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Joseph Ossai's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 2 | 14.8 | 3.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 2 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas | 30.5 | 49.2 | 16.1 | 28.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 30.5 | 49.2 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 25 | 48.2 | 14 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 9 · W 41-34 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
9 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Utah
Week 1 · W 38-10 · Postseason
9
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#3
vs TCU
Week 5 · L 31-33 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma
Week 7 · L 27-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.6 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 12 · W 24-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Texas
30.5 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 16.1 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Texas
73.9
30.5 primary · 49.2 efficiency · 16.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Texas
67.6
25 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 14 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
13
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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