Sebastian Joseph: DL · Rutgers · #51.
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Sebastian Joseph
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the same defensive front at Rutgers. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Maryland, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-30vs No. 8 Washington | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 65-0vs Morgan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-56vs No. 11 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24@ Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 14-12vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24vs Maryland | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-35@ No. 16 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-41@ Indiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-40vs No. 21 Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 17 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry35 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Chris Ash — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Ash
Pass share
38.9%
272 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
58.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Rutgers, 2 sacks — drafted at #195 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kyle Flood → Chris Ash. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 9th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 9th NFL season
