Player Dossier

2020-2025

UNLV

Jaheem Joseph

S • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaheem Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

53%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a safety

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · UNLV

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Northwestern • West Virginia • UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Player Story

Jaheem Joseph built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Northwestern, UNLV, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Jaheem Joseph's career was his...

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Jaheem Joseph, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · UNLV. Jaheem Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
151
TFL
8.5
Sacks
4
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
7

Quick Answers

Jaheem Joseph quick answers

Latest team and position
UNLV · S
Career Tackles
151
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 41 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · UNLV
Top game
Nevada
High school pipeline
Oakland · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 3 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank
73 tackles · S 40th (top 8%) · Mountain West 18th (top 4%) · National 232nd (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00-0--0-
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern44-0--036.7
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern19-0-1055
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern100-0--021.4
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1023-0-1021.4
2024 PostseasonWest Virginia132-0--023.6
2024 Regular SeasonWest Virginia13400.50.512023.6
2025 PostseasonUNLV137-0--065
2025 Regular SeasonUNLV136683.5-3065

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025West Virginia to UNLVP4 to G5/FCS16.4Jan 10, 2025

Jaheem Joseph played S for Northwestern, West Virginia, and UNLV. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jaheem Joseph recorded 151 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with UNLV.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

UNLV paired 14.5 primary output with 34.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 34.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northwestern, West Virginia, UNLV.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2025 Postseason · UNLV

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

34.6

Usage

9.3

Consistency

47.8

Best Game by takeover score

Nevada

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Idaho State: 3. UCLA: 1. Miami (OH): 1. Wyoming: 2. Air Force: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 2.5. Colorado State: 1. Utah State: 0. Nevada: 4. Boise State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 7 by 29.2. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. Idaho State: 4 by 46.7. UCLA: 6 by 35. Miami (OH): 9 by 47.5. Wyoming: 3 by 32.5. Air Force: 10 by 41.7. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico: 6 by 50. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7. Utah State: 7 by 29.2. Nevada: 5 by 60.8. Boise State: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.3 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.7 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

Nevada

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Nevada

Result
Wed 12/24@ OhioL 10-1775000
Sat 12/6@ Boise StateL 21-3861000
Sun 11/30@ Nevada2+ sacks · Splash gameW 42-1752220
Sun 11/16vs Utah StateW 29-2677000
Sun 11/9@ Colorado StateW 42-1043001
Sat 11/1vs New MexicoSplash gameL 35-40611.5010
Sat 10/18@ Boise StateL 31-5633000
Sat 10/11vs Air Force10+ tacklesW 51-48103000
Sat 10/4@ WyomingSplash gameW 31-1732101
Sat 9/20@ Miami (OH)W 41-3897100
Sun 9/7vs UCLAW 30-23630.500.500
Sat 8/30@ Sam HoustonW 38-2133000
Sat 8/23vs Idaho StateSplash gameW 38-3144201

Player Story

Jaheem Joseph story

Jaheem Joseph built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Northwestern, UNLV, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Jaheem Joseph's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with UNLV. 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 Jaheem Joseph's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern, UNLV, and West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Jaheem 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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  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UNLV

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern04.20.70
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern147.57.91
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern415.63.93
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern415.63.90
2024 PostseasonWest Virginia517.33.61
2024 Regular SeasonWest Virginia517.33.60
2025 PostseasonUNLV14.534.69.39.5
2025 Regular SeasonUNLV14.534.69.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 116 Nevada

Week 14 · W 42-17 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Utah

Week 1 · W 14-7 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#3

vs Idaho State

Week 1 · W 38-31

3

Havoc Plays

73.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.

#4

vs Duke

Week 2 · L 23-31

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Havoc Plays

71.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 73 New Mexico

Week 10 · L 35-40 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · UNLV

14.5 primary output · 34.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · UNLV

65

14.5 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Northwestern

55

1 primary · 47.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

5

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games