Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ Cal Poly | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
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Joseph Jefferson II
Former defensive back at Purdue. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Indianapolis, IN
Purdue 2024 — college career complete
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 735 nationally · Signed with Purdue
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Purdue. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2022.
- Transferred from Western Michigan to Louisville in 2025.
Joseph Jefferson II
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He got to Louisville by way of Western Michigan. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Cal Poly — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Purdue, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2022
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Pike
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Walters — 5-19 over that span.
2023Purdue4-8HC: Ryan Walters · Run-leaning
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.2%
107 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
71.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to CJ Young’s 2024 season.
Matches CJ on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from CJ on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Hanna's sophomore season at Syracuse (2021).
86%match
Matches Robert on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Joseph Jefferson II
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology