Brandon Joseph

Brandon Joseph
	Joseph with Northwestern in 2021
No. 40 – Detroit Lions
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	February 5, 2001 (age 23); Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:	College Station (College Station, Texas)
College:	Northwestern (2019–2021); Notre Dame (2022)
Undrafted:	2023
Career history
	Detroit Lions (2023–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (2020); Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2020); First-team All-Big Ten (2020); Second-team All-Big Ten (2021);
	Player stats at PFR

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
Year	Team	GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sack	PD	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR	TD
2019	Northwestern	4	0	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	Northwestern	9	9	52	28	24	0.0	2	6	19	0	0	0	0
2021	Northwestern	12	12	80	54	26	1.0	4	3	26	0	0	1	0
2022	Notre Dame	10	10	30	15	15	0.0	1	1	29	1	1	0	0
Career		35	31	166	101	65	1.0	7	10	74	1	1	1	0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.62 s	1.56 s	2.64 s	4.22 s	6.84 s	34.5 in (0.88 m)	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)	17 reps
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Joseph was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.^[9] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.^[10]^[11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 30, 2024.^[12]

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sck	Sfty	PD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR	TD
2023	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

References

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