Brandon Joseph

Brandon Joseph (born February 5, 2001) is an American football safety for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played for the Northwestern Wildcats.

Brandon Joseph
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 16
PositionSafety
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001
College Station, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolCollege Station (College Station, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Joseph grew up in College Station, Texas and attended College Station High School. He was named Class 5A All-State as a senior after recording 95 tackles with 10 passes broken up and five interceptions.[1] Joseph initially committed to play college football at Texas Tech, but ultimately decommitted to sign with Northwestern.[2]

College career

Northwestern

Joseph redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, Joseph was named first team All-Big Ten Conference and the conference Freshman of the Year.[3] He was rated the nation's best strong safety by Pro Football Focus.[4]

Notre Dame

For the 2022 season, Joseph transferred to Notre Dame.[5]

Statistics
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSackPDIntYdsTDFFFRTD
2019Northwestern 404400.00000000
2020Northwestern 995228240.026190000
2021Northwestern 12128054261.043260010
2022Notre Dame 10103015150.011291100
Career3531166101651.0710741110

References
  1. "College Station DB Joseph pledges to sign with Northwestern". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. December 16, 2018.
  2. "College Station safety Brandon Joseph verbally commits to Northwestern".
  3. Boeck, Scott (December 19, 2020). "Northwestern's Brandon Joseph makes defensive play of the year in Big Ten title game". USA Today.
  4. "PFF grades Northwestern's Brandon Joseph as the nation's best strong safety". December 17, 2020.
  5. "Former Wildcats S Joseph heading to Notre Dame". January 8, 2022.
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