#14

Josh Metellus

Former defensive back at Michigan. 2019: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 74 tackles.

DB · Michigan · Sr. · #14

6′0″ · 218 lb · Pembroke Pines, FL

Minnesota — drafted 2020, Rd 6, Pick 26, #205 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 719 nationally · Signed with Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Michigan. 2019: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 74 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2016.
Drafted round 6 by the Minnesota in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Michigan, 187 tackles — drafted at #205 overall by Minnesota.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20165 games

Signed with Michigan3-star out of Flanagan

2020

Drafted by Minnesotaround 6, pick 205

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#719 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #205

Minnesota · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 7th NFL season

#205Rd 6 · Pick 26

MinnesotaEntering 7th NFL season

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2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 37-15 over that span.

2016Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2017Michigan8-5HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2018Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2019Michigan9-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (91st percentile). Strength: passes defended (88th percentile). Concern: sacks (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#245 / 2688 · 91st pct

Passes defended#271 / 2688 · 88th pct

Solo tackles#320 / 2688 · 88th pct

Interceptions#134 / 779 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#822 / 2688 · 67th pct

4.0

Forced fumbles#78 / 721 · 45th pct

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

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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

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.1	0.1	0.0	0.3
Road6g	6.3	0.5	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.7	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	0.6	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

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

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Michigan	74	41	4.0	0.0	5	2	--
2018	Michigan	47	31	3.5	0.0	5	3	--
2017	Michigan	51	29	1.0	0.0	3	--	--
2016	Michigan	15	8	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		187	109	9.5	1.0	13	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2019

W 45–14

vs Notre Dame

4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 31-point win at home against Notre Dame.

With W. Hart — 41 AVG · 57 LONG · 6 NO · H. Haskins — 149 rush yds (20 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week