Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Total | 9 | 58 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
#1
Nathaniel Joseph
Senior wide receiver for East Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 186 lb · Miami, FL
Transferred Miami → East Carolina for 2026
The numbers
58
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 23 yds, at Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for East Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2023.
Nathaniel Joseph
Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 24 rec yds, 2 receptions against Old Dominion, Week 3, 2026.
58 REC YDS · 9 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202310 games
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Miami Edison
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to East Carolina
2025Miami
2026East Carolina
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Miami | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Miami | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 193 | 8.4 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- |
| 2024 | Miami | -- | -- | -- | 128 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami | -- | -- | 185 | 30 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 185 | 167 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Nathaniel Joseph's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 20–17
at Old Dominion
2 rec · 24 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With T. O'Halloran — 48.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · T. Engleman Jr. — 99 rush yds (16 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Old Dominion · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.72No Huddle-Shotgun #9 E.Williams pass complete short left to #1 R.Joseph Jr. caught at ODU41, for 12 yards to the ODU41, out of bounds at ODU41, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Alabama · 2&12 · Q3 · EPA +1.46Mitch Griffis pass complete to Ray Ray Joseph Jr. for 12 yds to the ECU 31 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · App State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.61(03:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short left to #1 R.Joseph Jr. caught at APP30, for 1 yard loss to the APP28 (#1 J.McBurrows)
- Week 1 · Alabama · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.30Mitch Griffis pass complete to Ray Ray Joseph Jr. for 3 yds to the ECU 28
- Week 3 · Old Dominion · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +0.22Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short right to #1 R.Joseph Jr. caught at ODU09, for 12 yards to the ODU09 (#19 L.Struck), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Alabama · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +0.18Mitch Griffis pass complete to Ray Ray Joseph Jr. for 8 yds to the ECU 26
- Week 2 · App State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.18(07:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short right to #1 R.Joseph Jr. caught at ECU05, for 2 yards to the ECU07 (#25 K.Purdy)
- Week 2 · App State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.11(13:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short left to #1 R.Joseph Jr. caught at ECU36, for 5 yards to the ECU43 (#0 J.Berchal)
- Week 2 · App State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.11(14:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Griffis pass complete short left to #1 R.Joseph Jr. caught at ECU34, for 5 yards to the ECU41 (#7 D.Henderson; #6 K.Conley)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +24 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026East Carolina1-2HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 23.5 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 19.3 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
43.5%
77 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
59.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · East Carolina
- #10Brock Spalding554 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Landon Sides449 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Tyler Johnson72 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Jeremiah Melvin39 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Nathaniel Joseph25 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology