Joseph Dorceus: DL · Tulane · #46.
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Joseph Dorceus
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Norvell, Ryan Silverfield and Willie Fritz. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UCF — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-40@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 69-20vs Morgan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-61@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28vs UAB | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-52@ East Carolina | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 22-40vs Houston | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-55@ No. 21 SMU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-31vs No. 2 Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-14@ UCF | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-20vs Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 7.0 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%7 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry37 tackles · 7 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
43.4%
382 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
73.4
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
37 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #97 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Memphis and Tulane, 20 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Norvell, Ryan Silverfield and Willie Fritz.
