Brandon

Joseph

Joseph (6’0/202) was a three-star recruit who spent his first three collegiate seasons at Northwestern. Joseph earned Consensus All-American recognition in 2020 when he led the nation with six interceptions despite playing in nine games. However, after the Wildcats bottomed out in 2021 Joseph transferred to Notre Dame where he suffered an ankle injury that slowed him down and limited him to 431 snaps. He is average size for a safety, running a 4.62s 40-yard dash (60th percentile) with a 30.5” vertical (16th percentile) for a respectable 6.47 RAS. A disciplined safety, he didn’t commit a single penalty in college. Joseph trains his eyes on the quarterback because he wants to make a play on the ball, recording 17 PBU and 10 interceptions in his college tenure. While productive, he isn’t a twitchy athlete with sideline-to-sideline capabilities and will be miscast in a slot coverage role. Joseph projects as a special teamer or backup free safety at the NFL level.

Joseph (6'1/192) was already a 2022 NFL Draft prospect to watch and is expected to become even more so ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft since he’s chosen to return to school. He’s received a lot of praise for his work on the field, including from PFF’s Mike Renner who says “he’s arguably the top pure cover safety in the draft class.” According to PFF, Joseph totals nine interceptions since 2020. That’s good for first among Big 10 safeties. In 2021, Joseph totaled 80 tackles, two pass breakups and three interceptions while playing on 816 defensive snaps according to Pro Football Focus, posting a pass coverage grade of 77.2. Joseph was a consensus All-American in 2020 after he forced six interceptions on the year while allowing just eight receptions for 50 yards on 24 targets.

Joseph (6'1/192) could have declared for the 2022 NFL Draft, but instead chose to take his talents to Notre Dame. He’ll one a player to watch and has impressed among Big Ten safeties. According to Pro Football Focus, Joseph totals nine interceptions since 2020. That’s good for first among Big 10 safeties. In 2021, Joseph totaled 80 tackles, two pass breakups and three interceptions while playing on 816 defensive snaps according to Pro Football Focus, posting a pass coverage grade of 77.2. Joseph was a consensus All-American in 2020 after he forced six interceptions on the year while allowing just eight receptions for 50 yards on 24 targets.

Joseph (6'1/192) could have opted to take his talents to the 2022 NFL Draft, and was considered the second best safety of the 2022 NFL Draft by Pro Football Network’s Oliver Hodgkinson last May. Instead of declaring for the draft, Joseph opted to enter the transfer portal and is now headed to Notre Dame for the 2022 season. This season for the Wildcats, Joseph totaled 80 tackles, two pass breakups and three interceptions while playing on 816 defensive snaps according to Pro Football Focus, garnering a pass coverage grade of 77.2. Joseph was a consensus All-American in 2020 after he forced six interceptions on the year while allowing just eight receptions for 50 yards on 24 targets. He took a step back in a 3-9 season for Northwestern, but will look to assert himself as one of the nation’s most dominant safeties again in 2022.

Joseph (6'1/192) played in four games as a freshman in 2019 before starting every game for the Wildcats last year. The versatile safety logged 270 snaps in the box, 188 at free safety and 157 reps in the slot while allowing just eight receptions on 24 targets for only 50 total coverage yards against him all season. A former three-star recruit, Joseph earned a superb 88.5 coverage grade and 83.4 overall defensive grade from PFF last year and should once again be an All-Big Ten caliber performer in 2021.