Kelvin Joseph: DB · Kentucky · #1.
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Kelvin Joseph
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Missouri — Week 8, 2020.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 4 interceptions. 0.5 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
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 13-29@ No. 8 Auburn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-2vs Mississippi State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7@ No. 18 Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-20@ Missouri | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-14vs No. 5 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-35vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-63@ No. 1 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-34@ No. 6 Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL25 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
36.0%
241 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
66.9
10 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at LSU and Kentucky, 37 tackles — drafted at #44 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ed Orgeron and Mark Stoops.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 6th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 6th NFL season
