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Player Dossier
2013-2017UConn
Junior Joseph
LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Sinking Springs, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Junior Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
71
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: 2017 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Junior Joseph built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Sinking Springs, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Junior Joseph's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Junior Joseph, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UConn. Junior Joseph shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 172
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Junior Joseph quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 172
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wilson · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Wilson · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 91 tackles · LB 83rd (top 8%) · American Athletic 10th (top 2%) · National 118th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 49.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 91 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 70.7 |
Related Context
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Junior Joseph played LB for UConn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Junior Joseph recorded 2 receiving yards and 172 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
UConn paired 15.5 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · UConn
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
11.9
Consistency
39.7
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 0. Virginia: 0. East Carolina: 2.5. SMU: 1. Memphis: 0. Temple: 4. Tulsa: 2. Missouri: 3. South Florida: 0. UCF: 1. Boston College: 0. Cincinnati: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Holy Cross: 4 by 16.7. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. East Carolina: 14 by 75. SMU: 11 by 55.8. Memphis: 12 by 50. Temple: 11 by 85.8. Tulsa: 7 by 49.2. Missouri: 5 by 50.8. South Florida: 9 by 37.5. UCF: 4 by 26.7. Boston College: 6 by 25. Cincinnati: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 3 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 9 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
85.8 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ CincinnatiSplash game | L 21-22 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Boston College | L 16-39 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ UCF | L 24-49 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs South Florida | L 20-37 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs MissouriSplash game | L 12-52 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 20-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Temple10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-24 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 10/6 | vs Memphis10+ tackles | L 31-70 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ SMU10+ tackles | L 28-49 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs East Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | L 38-41 | 14 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Virginia | L 18-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Holy Cross | W 27-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Junior Joseph story
Junior Joseph built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Sinking Springs, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Junior Joseph's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Junior Joseph's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UConn
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 7 | 34 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 15.5 | 43.8 | 11.9 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Temple
Week 7 · W 28-24 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 4 · L 38-41 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#3
vs UCF
Week 8 · L 16-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Missouri
Week 9 · L 12-52
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 4 · L 24-31
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · UConn
15.5 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 11.9 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · UConn
49.2
7 primary · 34 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · UConn
42.2
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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