Brandon Joseph Explained

Brandon Joseph
Current Team:	Detroit Lions
Number:	40
Position:	Safety
Birth Date:	5 February 2001
Birth Place:	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lb:	202
College:	Northwestern (2019–2021) Notre Dame (2022)
Undraftedyear:	2023
Pastteams:	Detroit Lions (–present)
Status:	Active
Highlights:	First-team All-American (2020) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2020) First-team All-Big Ten (2020) Second-team All-Big Ten (2021)
Statleague:	NFL
Statseason:	2023
Statlabel1:	Tackles
Statlabel2:	Sacks
Statlabel3:	Forced fumbles
Statlabel4:	Fumble recoveries
Statlabel5:	Pass deflections
Statlabel6:	Interceptions
Statlabel7:	Defensive touchdowns
Pfr:	JoseBr00

Brandon Joseph (born February 5, 2001) is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern and Notre Dame.

Early life and high school career

Joseph grew up in College Station, Texas and attended College Station High School. He was named Class 5A All-State as a senior after recording 95 tackles with 10 passes broken up and five interceptions.^[1] Joseph initially committed to play college football at Texas Tech, but ultimately decommitted to sign with Northwestern.^[2] He is of Antiguan and Italian descent.^[3]

College career

Northwestern

Joseph redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, Joseph was named first team All-Big Ten Conference and the conference Freshman of the Year.^[4] He was rated the nation's best strong safety by Pro Football Focus.^[5]

Notre Dame

For the 2022 season, Joseph transferred to Notre Dame.^[6]

College statistics

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sack	PD	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR	TD
		4	0	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		9	9	52	28	24	0.0	2	6	19	0	0	0	0
		12	12	80	54	26	1.0	4	3	26	0	0	1	0
		10	10	30	15	15	0.0	1	1	29	1	1	0	0
align=center colspan="2"	Career	35	31	166	101	65	1.0	7	10	74	1	1	1	0

Professional career

Joseph was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.^[7] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.^{[8] [9]} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 30, 2024.^[10]

External links

• Detroit Lions bio
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
• Northwestern Wildcats bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cessna . Robert . December 16, 2018 . College Station DB Joseph pledges to sign with Northwestern . August 8, 2023 . The Bryan-College Station Eagle.
2. Web site: December 15, 2018 . College Station safety Brandon Joseph verbally commits to Northwestern . August 9, 2023 . KAGSTV . en-US.
3. Web site: Murphy . Bryan . October 22, 2023 . Why NFL players are wearing flags on their helmets to promote 'International Diversity' during Week 7-8 games . 2024-04-20 . Sporting News Canada.
4. Web site: Boeck . Scott . December 19, 2020 . Northwestern's Brandon Joseph makes defensive play of the year in Big Ten title game . August 8, 2023 . USA Today.
5. Web site: Dyer . Kristian . December 17, 2020 . PFF grades Northwestern's Brandon Joseph as the nation's best strong safety . August 8, 2023 . Saturday Tradition.
6. Web site: VanHaaren . Tom . January 8, 2022 . Former Wildcats S Joseph heading to Notre Dame . August 8, 2023 . ESPN.com.
7. Web site: May 12, 2023 . Lions sign three 2023 NFL Draft selections . August 8, 2023 . DetroitLions.com.
8. Web site: Lions announce roster moves. DetroitLions.com. August 29, 2023.
9. Web site: Lions announce roster moves. DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2023.
10. Web site: Schlitt . Erik . 2024-01-30 . Update: Detroit Lions sign 12 players to futures contracts . 2024-04-19 . Pride Of Detroit . SB Nation . en.