#11

Junior Joseph

Linebacker for UConn. 2017: 91 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · UConn · #11

6′1″ · 232 lb · Sinking Springs, PA

UConn 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1173 nationally · Signed with UConn

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 linebacker for UConn. 2017: 91 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UConn, 172 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with UConn3-star out of Wilson

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1173 national

CFB

College

UConn

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

2 coaches

2015–2016

Bob Diaco

UConn

2017

Randy Edsall

UConn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015UConn6-7HC: Bob Diaco · Run-leaning

2016UConn3-9HC: Bob Diaco · Balanced

2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (96th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#94 / 2682 · 96th pct

Tackles#110 / 2682 · 96th pct

Sacks#205 / 2682 · 91st pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#386 / 2682 · 84th pct

6.5

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Passes defended#483 / 2682 · 77th 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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	8.1	0.5	0.3	0.1
Road5g	6.8	0.6	0.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	9.3	0.6	0.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	5.8	0.5	0.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UConn	91	55	6.5	4.0	3	--	--
2016	UConn	81	46	1.0	0.0	2	--	--
2015	UConn	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		172	101	7.5	4.0	5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 27–20

vs Holy Cross

1 rec · 2 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With B. Graham — 40 AVG · 44 LONG · 6 NO · D. Pindell — 154 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.1 · 33 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 27-20vs Holy Cross	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 18-38@ Virginia	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 38-41vs East Carolina	14	6	1.5	1.0	—	0	Season-high 14 tackles
Wk 5	L 28-49@ SMU	11	10	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 31-70vs Memphis	12	8	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 28-24@ Temple	11	7	1.0	1.0	—	2
Wk 8	W 20-14vs Tulsa	7	4	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 12-52vs Missouri	5	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 20-37vs South Florida	9	7	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 24-49@ UCF	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 16-39vs Boston College	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 21-22@ Cincinnati	4	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		91	55	6.5	4.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2013

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays