Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 3-37@ West Florida | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
Joseph Harper
Last gameL 24–28vs Valdosta State · Oct 31
Nextvs James MadisonThu Nov 5 · 8 pm ET
Joseph Harper is a linebacker at West Alabama who has played in 1 of West Alabama's 9 games this season, most recently Oct 17.
West Alabama is 5-4.
Played for three head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against West Florida — Week 7, 2026.
7 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 50 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 19 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2024Southern Miss1-11HC: Will Hall and Reed Stringer · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
7 tackles in 1 game
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #48 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
How the All-Sun Belt base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Three seasons at Southern Miss
- 2026 Southern Miss AndersonYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Southern Miss HuffYear 2 · 12 games
- 2024 Southern Miss HallYear 1 · 5 games
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Will Hall, then Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
2026era →
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West Alabama
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Will Hall, Reed Stringer and Charles Huff.