Jaheem Joseph is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UNLV.
Joseph plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for four head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun, Chad Scott and Dan Mullen. The first one came in 2025: All-Mountain West. On tape: 10 tackles against Air Force, Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 73 | 44 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 42 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 23 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 151 | 95 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Idaho State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Sam Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ Miami (OH) | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-17@ Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-17vs Ohio | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 44 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFL73 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
46.5%
423 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
65.0
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #79 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #2 of 17 Mountain West Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun, Neal Brown and Dan Mullen.
