Joseph Harper
Joseph Harper
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Joseph Harper has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Southern Miss. The receipt: 9 tackles against South Alabama — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Reed Stringer → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 50 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 19 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Jackson State
1 PD · 2 SOLO · 3 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jerry Roberts’s 2023 season.
Matches Jerry on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chance Bates's sophomore season at East Carolina (2022).
Matches Chance on