Joshua Josephs
Joshua Josephs
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the Tennessee defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Mississippi State — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Tennessee, 8 sacks — drafted at #147 overall by Washington.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Washington2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 72–17
vs East Tennessee State
1 PD · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS
Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Blaine Spires’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nicholas Rinaldi's senior season at Vanderbilt (2025).
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