Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Tennessee
Joshua Josephs
DL • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Kennesaw, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joshua Josephs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Joshua Josephs built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Kennesaw, GA wearing No. 19, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Joshua Josephs' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 147
- NFL Team
- Washington
Joshua Josephs, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee. Joshua Josephs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 101
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 22
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Joshua Josephs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DL
- Career Tackles
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Cobb · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- North Cobb · 39 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 5 · Pick 7 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DL 117th (top 11%) · SEC 149th (top 20%) · National 1,232nd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 18 | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 38 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 55.1 |
Related Context
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Joshua Josephs played DL for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joshua Josephs recorded 101 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Tennessee paired 21.5 primary output with 29 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
28.8
Usage
7.5
Consistency
59.2
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 2. East Tennessee State: 3. Georgia: 1. UAB: 2. Mississippi State: 2.5. Arkansas: 1. Alabama: 1.5. Kentucky: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Vanderbilt: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 7 by 49.2. East Tennessee State: 1 by 34.2. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. UAB: 1 by 24.2. Mississippi State: 9 by 62.5. Arkansas: 3 by 22.5. Alabama: 2 by 23.3. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Vanderbilt | L 24-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Oklahoma | L 27-33 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Kentucky | W 56-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Alabama | L 20-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Arkansas | W 34-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 41-34 | 9 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs UABSplash game | W 56-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Georgia | L 41-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs East Tennessee StateSplash game | W 72-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 45-26 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joshua Josephs story
Joshua Josephs built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Kennesaw, GA wearing No. 19, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Joshua Josephs' career was his defensive production: 101 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Joshua Josephs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10.5 | 20.4 | 4.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 11.5 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11.5 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 21.5 | 29 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 21.5 | 29 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tennessee | 15 | 28.8 | 7.5 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida
Week 7 · W 23-17 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 58 Mississippi State
Week 5 · W 41-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Kentucky
Week 10 · W 28-18 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 13 · W 56-0
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Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Tennessee
21.5 primary output · 29 efficiency · 6.6 usage
56.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Tennessee
56.8
21.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
55.1
15 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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