#19

Joshua Josephs

Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. 2025: 2 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

DL · Tennessee · Sr. · #19

6′3″ · 240 lb · Kennesaw, GA

CFB Index 40 · #272 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceDrafted by Washington — Rd 5, Pick 7, #147 overall

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

5 TFL · 33 tackles · 6 hurries

Swing playSwung Tennessee from 29% to 53% to win.Tennessee at Mississippi State · 41-34

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. 2025: 2 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2022.
Drafted round 5 by the Washington in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tennessee, 8 sacks — drafted at #147 overall by Washington.

His career

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

20227 games

Signed with Tennessee4-star out of North Cobb

2026

Drafted by Washingtonround 5, pick 147

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#330 national

CFB

College

Tennessee

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #147

Washington · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Josh Heupel

Tennessee

Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Washington2026 NFL rookie season

#147Rd 5 · Pick 7

Washington2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Josh Heupel — 38-14 over that span.

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy

2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

40Below cohort / limited sample #272 of 420?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (95th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#117 / 2975 · 95th pct

Sacks#487 / 2975 · 80th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#553 / 2975 · 80th pct

5.0

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Tackles#1194 / 2975 · 59th pct

Solo tackles#1252 / 2975 · 56th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.9	0.4	0.3	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #272 of 420 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #272 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Tennessee	33	17	5.0	2.0	2	--	--
2024	Tennessee	39	17	9.0	1.5	3	--	--
2023	Tennessee	20	11	4.5	3.0	1	--	--
2022	Tennessee	9	4	2.5	1.0	2	--	--
Career		101	49	21.0	7.5	8	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 72–17

vs East Tennessee State

1 PD · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS

Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.

With J. Aguilar — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · J. Merklinger — 118 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.8 · 17 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week