Joshua Josephs: DL · Tennessee · #19.
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Joshua Josephs
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the Tennessee defensive front. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Mississippi State — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-26vs Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-17vs East Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44vs No. 6 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-24vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34@ Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-37@ No. 6 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34@ Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-33vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45vs No. 12 Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 41-34
1.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles · 1 hurry
Edged out Mississippi State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%5 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
18%6 hurries33 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under Josh Heupel — 38-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
47.3%
437 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #272 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tennessee, 8 sacks — drafted at #147 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Josh Heupel.
Next stop · NFL
Washington Commanders2026 NFL rookie season
Washington Commanders2026 NFL rookie season
