Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015SMU
Darius Joseph
WR • 5'11" • Abilene, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Darius Joseph reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Darius Joseph built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Abilene, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Darius Joseph's career was his receiving role: 174...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Darius Joseph, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU. Darius Joseph reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,404
- Receptions
- 174
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Darius Joseph quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,404
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Abilene · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Abilene · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 137 receiving yards · WR 526th (top 55%) · American Athletic 74th (top 43%) · National 764th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2012 Postseason | SMU | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 32 |
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 103 | 808 | 5 | 77.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 54 | 379 | 2 | 54.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 9 | 137 | 1 | 36.7 |
Related Context
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Darius Joseph played WR for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darius Joseph recorded 3 rushing yards, 1,404 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
SMU paired 808 primary output with 52.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 67.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · SMU
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
17.1
Efficiency
67.8
Usage
7.8
Consistency
35.9
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 13. James Madison: 0. East Carolina: 11. Houston: 63. South Florida: 0. Tulsa: 5. Temple: 15. Tulane: 30
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 1 by 86.7. East Carolina: 2 by 36.7. Houston: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 1 by 33.3. Temple: 2 by 50. Tulane: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins30 · Games = 1 · +14.7 vs Losses
Losses15.3 · Games = 7 · -14.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/22 | vs Tulane | W 49-21 | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Temple | L 40-60 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Tulsa | L 31-40 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ South Florida | L 14-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 10/9 | @ Houston | L 28-49 | — | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 1 | 38 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs East Carolina | L 23-49 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs James Madison | L 45-48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 9/4 | vs Baylor | L 21-56 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Player Story
Darius Joseph story
Darius Joseph built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Abilene, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Darius Joseph's career was his receiving role: 174 catches, 1,404 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 29 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.
The arc is straightforward: Darius 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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SMU
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201120122012201320142015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 66.7 | 3.8 | — |
| 2012 Postseason | SMU | 70 | 59.5 | 10.5 | 60 |
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 70 | 59.5 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 808 | 52.1 | 26.3 | 738 |
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 379 | 40.6 | 28.4 | -429 |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 137 | 67.8 | 7.8 | -242 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 15 · W 27-20 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
108 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#2
vs Montana State
Week 2 · W 31-30
113
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 62.8 efficiency score.
#3
@ Cincinnati
Week 11 · L 25-28 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
82.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 57.2 efficiency score.
#4
@ East Carolina
Week 6 · L 24-45 · Conference game
100
Receiving Yards
81.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
100 receiving yards with a 51.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 1 · L 23-41
103
Receiving Yards
81 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 62.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · SMU
808 primary output · 52.1 efficiency · 26.3 usage
77.8
#2
2014 Regular Season · SMU
54.1
379 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 28.4 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · SMU
45.2
10 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
11
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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