Linebacker, West Alabama (from Southern Miss), 2024–26
Joseph Harper
- Number
- No. 53
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Baldwyn, MS
Joseph Harper plays linebacker for West Alabama, after Southern Miss (2024–25). Last time out, at West Florida: 7 tackles.
2026 so far
7 tackles
Last game: 7 tackles at West Florida, L 3–37
Next game: at Delta State, Oct 24
Career highs
9tackles, career highat South Alabama, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 19 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 50 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026* | West Alabama | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 76 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 53 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 53 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | West Alabama | 53 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 West Alabama 1 game, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | at West Florida | L 3–37 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 at Tuskegee; Sep 5 at Lenoir Rhyne; Sep 12 vs. Pittsburg State; Sep 19 vs. North Greenville; Sep 26 at Barton; Oct 3 vs. Chowan, so those games are not listed.
2025 Southern Miss 12 games, 50 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Mississippi State | L 17–34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Jackson State | W 38–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. App State | W 38–22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 42–25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Georgia Southern | W 38–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Louisiana | W 22–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UL Monroe | W 49–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Arkansas State | W 27–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Texas State | L 14–41 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at South Alabama | L 35–42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Troy | L 18–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | L 16–27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Southern Miss 5 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 35–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. South Florida | L 24–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Marshall | L 3–37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atTexas State | L 3–58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atTroy | L 20–52 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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