Daniel Joseph: DL · NC State · #99.
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Daniel Joseph
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. Named ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks against North Carolina — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NC State | 46 | 16 | 9.0 | 5.0 | -- |
| 2020 | NC State | 37 | 17 | 10.0 | 6.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Penn State | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2018 | Penn State | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 10 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| Career | 112 | 45 | 25.0 | 16.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-24@ Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs Furman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-21vs No. 9 Clemson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-7@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31@ Miami | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-13vs Louisville | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-14@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 42-45@ No. 13 Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-17vs Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | W 34-30vs North Carolina | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 46 | 16 | 9.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 34-30
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
Edged out North Carolina at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%9 TFLSack rate
11%5 sacksHurry rate
9%4 hurries46 tackles · 9 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
54.4%
443 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
67.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
46 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #216 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Penn State and NC State, 16 sacks — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Dave Doeren.
From Brampton, ON.
