#46

Joseph Dorceus

Senior defensive lineman for Tulane. 2021: 4.5 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

DL · Tulane · Sr. · #46

6′0″ · 265 lb · Spring, TX

CFB Index 67 · #97 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceTulane 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Tulane. 2021: 4.5 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Signed with Memphis in 2016.
Transferred from Memphis to Tulane in 2021.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

DL recruit

Signed with Memphis

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Tulane, 20 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2016

Signed with Memphisout of Spring High

202110 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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2016 class

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Willie Fritz

Tulane

Played his entire career under Willie Fritz.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Memphis10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2018Memphis8-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2019Memphis12-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2020Memphis8-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Tulane2-10HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

67Quality starter #97 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#186 / 2743 · 93rd pct

4.5

Tackles for loss#336 / 2743 · 87th pct

7.0

Solo tackles#722 / 2743 · 73rd pct

Tackles#1045 / 2743 · 61st pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	4.8	1.2	0.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	0.7	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	4.2	0.8	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Hall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #97 of 370 edge rushers

Unranked recruit. Now #97 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Tulane	37	27	7.0	4.5	--	--	--
2020	Memphis	30	21	8.5	3.0	--	--	--
2019	Memphis	45	28	10.5	5.0	--	--	--
2018	Memphis	50	30	7.0	6.0	2	--	--
2017	Memphis	16	11	5.0	1.0	1	--	--
Career		178	117	38.0	19.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 69–20

vs Morgan State

1 TOT

Dominant 49-point win at home against Morgan State.

With J. Ibieta — 166 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 82.0 · 57 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Jackson — 3 rec · 21 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 35-40@ Oklahoma	3	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 2	W 69-20vs Morgan State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 21-61@ Ole Miss	3	3	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 4	L 21-28vs UAB	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 29-52@ East Carolina	7	6	1.5	1.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 6	L 22-40vs Houston	2	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 26-55@ SMU	4	3	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 9	L 12-31vs Cincinnati	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 10-14@ UCF	7	5	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 13-20vs Tulsa	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		37	27	7.0	4.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology