Josh Metellus: DB · Michigan · #14.
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Josh Metellus
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the Michigan secondary. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Big Ten again in 2019. On tape: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Alabama, Bowl, 2019.
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
74 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4 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
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-21vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21vs Army | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ No. 13 Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-0vs Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3vs No. 14 Iowa | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-25@ Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28@ No. 7 Penn State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-14vs No. 8 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-7@ Maryland | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-10vs Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-14@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-56vs No. 2 Ohio State | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-35vs No. 9 Alabama | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 41 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 10 · 2019
W 38-7
at Maryland
1 interception · 2 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 31-point win on the road against Maryland.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL74 tackles · 4 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 37-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
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
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
45.5%
409 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 187 tackles — drafted at #205 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
