Karl Joseph
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Born: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | September 8, 1993||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Edgewater (Orlando, Florida) | ||||
College: | West Virginia (2012–2015) | ||||
Position: | Safety | ||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Karl Myrthell Joseph (born September 8, 1993) is an
Early years
Joseph attended Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida. He committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[1]
College career
Joseph started all 13 games as a
Professional career
Pre-draft
Coming out of West Virginia, Joseph was projected by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts to be a second or third round pick. He received an invitation to the
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Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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5 ft 9+5⁄8 in (1.77 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
19 reps | ||||||||
All values are from Pro Day[10]
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Raiders draft Joseph 14th overall |
Oakland Raiders
2016
The
Joseph competed with veterans T. J. Carrie and Nate Allen throughout training camp for the vacant starting strong safety role after the departure of Larry Asante.[15] Head coach Jack Del Rio named Joseph the backup strong safety to Nate Allen to begin the 2016 season.[16]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Raiders' season-opening 35–34 win at the
The Raiders received a playoff berth after finishing second in the
2017
He started the Raiders' season-opener at the Titans and recorded a season-high nine combined tackles and a pass deflection during their 26–16 victory. The following week, Joseph recorded five combined tackles, his first career sack, and forced a fumble by
2018
In Week 11 against the Arizona Cardinals, Joseph made his first interception of the season off quarterback Josh Rosen in a 23-21 Raiders win. He finished the season playing in 13 games with eight starts, recording 48 combined tackles, two sacks, two passes defensed, and one interception. In the first eight weeks of the season, Joseph played only eleven snaps. During the trade deadline, it was speculated that the Raiders would be moving on from Joseph. Starting from week 11, Joseph's play improved and he finished the season as the Raiders' highest graded defender according to Pro Football Focus.[28] He received an overall grade of 74.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 23rd highest grade among all safeties.[29]
2019
On May 2, 2019, the Raiders declined the fifth-year option on Joseph's contract, making him a free agent in 2020.[30] He was named a starting safety to start the 2019 season. In week 10 against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football, Joseph recorded an interception off Philip Rivers late in the fourth quarter which sealed a 26–24 win. During the interception, Joseph injured his foot.[31] He started the first nine games before suffering a foot injury in Week 10. He was placed on
Cleveland Browns
On April 13, 2020, Joseph signed a one-year contract with the
In the wild-card round of the playoffs against the Steelers, Joseph recovered an errant snap by Steelers' center Maurkice Pouncey in the endzone for a Browns' touchdown during the 48–37 win.[39] In the divisional round of the playoffs against the Chiefs, Joseph intercepted a pass thrown by Chad Henne in the endzone for a touchback during the 22–17 loss.[40]
Joseph became an unrestricted free agent following the 2020 season.
Las Vegas Raiders
Joseph signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 12, 2021.[41][42] He was released on August 31, 2021.[43]
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joseph was signed to the Steelers practice squad on September 1, 2021.[44] On October 4, Joseph was promoted to the active roster.[45] His contract expired when the teams season ended on January 16, 2022. Joseph re-signed with the Steelers on March 31, 2022.[46]
On August 16, 2022, Joseph was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.[47]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2016 | OAK | 12 | 9 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | OAK | 15 | 15 | 79 | 58 | 21 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | OAK | 13 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | OAK | 9 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | CLE | 14 | 8 | 67 | 46 | 21 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 65 | 49 | 305 | 221 | 84 | 3.0 | 20 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Personal life
Joseph is of Haitian descent.[48][49]
References
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- ^ Baltimore Sun (September 10, 2014). "Maryland has to deal with physical West Virginia safety Karl Joseph - Baltimore Sun". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers safety Karl Joseph a complete player - Big 12 Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com. October 3, 2014.
- ^ "WVU safety Joseph is durable, dependable and a punishing hitter". Trib Live. August 12, 2015.
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers safety Karl Joseph out for season with knee injury". ESPN.com. October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Charleston Gazette-Mail - WVU's Karl Joseph, who has season-ending knee injury, secured insurance policies". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ "OSU Sports Extra - OSU Sports: West Virginia loses star safety Karl Joseph for the year". OSU Sports Extra. October 7, 2015.
- ^ Gil Brandt (April 4, 2016). "Small-school prospect impresses at West Virginia's pro day". NFL.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Karl Joseph Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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- ^ "Raiders' Karl Joseph starting rookie season in reserves". numberfire.com. September 7, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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- ^ "Raiders S Karl Joseph out vs. Chiefs with toe injury". foxsports.com. December 7, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Karl Joseph makes PFWA's All-Rookie team". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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- ^ "NFL Player stats: Karl Joseph". NFL.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "New York Jets at Oakland Raiders - September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Karl Joseph". NFL.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Damien, Levi (October 27, 2017). "Raiders-Bills injury report: Karl Joseph doubtful, David Amerson out". silverandblackpride.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "NFL Player stats: Karl Joseph (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Peter, John (December 31, 2017). "Jack Del Rio fired as Raiders coach amid report of Jon Gruden pursuit". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ "Pro Football Focus: Karl Joseph". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Mosher, Marcus (February 4, 2019). "Raiders SS Karl Joseph was the team's highest-graded defender in 2018". raiderswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Pro Football Focus: Karl Joseph". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Report: Raiders not expected to pick up 5th year option on Karl Joseph". SilverAndBlackPride.com. May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders rally to beat Chargers 26-24". www.espn.com. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders sign D.J. Swearinger and Dion Jordan; place Joseph on IR and waive Poling". Raiders.com. November 9, 2019.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (April 13, 2020). "Karl Joseph gives Browns a hard hitter, experience at safety". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (August 8, 2020). "Browns claim CB M.J. Stewart via waivers, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Washington Football Team at Cleveland Browns - September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Browns S Karl Joseph to be placed on COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 29, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Wild Card - Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 10th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Divisional Round - Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs - January 17th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders sign S Karl Joseph". Raiders.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for 2021 season". Raiders.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (September 1, 2021). "Steelers add 15 to practice squad". Steelers.com.
- ^ "Steelers promote S Karl Joseph to 53-man roster, sign WR Cody White to active roster". October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Steelers sign Avery, Joseph". Steelers.com. March 31, 2022.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 16, 2022). "Steelers make roster moves on Tuesday". Steelers.com.
- ^ Peters, Craig, ed. (March 18, 2016). "Prospect Profile: Karl Joseph". Vikings. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Durst, ed. (April 5, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft: Potential Panther? Karl Joseph". Cat Scratcher Reader (SB Nation). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
External links
- Las Vegas Raiders profile
- West Virginia Mountaineers bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference