#44

Joseph Anderson

Senior defensive lineman for Tulsa. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

DL · Tulsa · Sr. · #44

6′0″ · 281 lb · Anadarko, OK

CFB Index 45 · #174 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceTulsa 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Tulsa. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tulsa, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

—

No recruit profile

CFB

College

Tulsa

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches

2020–2022

Philip Montgomery

Tulsa

2023

Kevin Wilson

Tulsa

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Philip Montgomery → Kevin Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Tulsa6-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Tulsa7-6HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Tulsa5-7HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced

2023Tulsa4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #174 of 302?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (10th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Sacks#1326 / 2842 · 50th pct

0.5

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles#1927 / 2842 · 31st pct

Solo tackles#2493 / 2842 · 10th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.2	0.3	0.1	0.2
Road4g	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	0.3	0.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tre Lamb

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #174 of 302 interior linemen

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Tulsa	20	6	2.5	0.5	2	--	--
2022	Tulsa	35	17	4.5	3.5	--	--	--
2021	Tulsa	23	13	4.5	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Tulsa	3	--	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		81	36	12.0	5.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 42–7

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

0 TFL · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 35-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

With C. Williams — 233 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.6 · -9 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · J. Ford — 110 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 42-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 17-66vs Oklahoma	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 22-14@ Northern Illinois	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 48-26vs Temple	2	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 17-20@ Florida Atlantic	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 10-42vs Rice	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 26-33vs Charlotte	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 11	L 22-24@ Tulane	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 28-35vs North Texas	3	0	1.0	0.5	—	0
Wk 13	W 29-27@ East Carolina	1	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Total		20	6	2.5	0.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Joseph Anderson

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Two-Gap Base

Players who play like Joseph Anderson