Defensive back, Nebraska, 2014–17
Joshua Kalu
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- Aug 28, 1995
Joshua Kalu played defensive back at Nebraska (2014–17).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2017Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
2017 Nebraska 9 games, 47 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Arkansas State | W 43–36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Oregon | L 35–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–38 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Ohio State | L 14–56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Purdue | W 25–24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Northwestern | L 24–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | at Minnesota | L 21–54 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Penn State | L 44–56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Iowa | L 14–56 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Nebraska 13 games, 66 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Fresno State | W 43–10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Wyoming | W 52–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Oregon | W 35–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atNorthwestern | W 24–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Illinois | W 31–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Indiana | W 27–22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Purdue | W 27–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atWisconsin | L 17–23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atOhio State | L 3–62 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Minnesota | W 24–17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Maryland | W 28–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | atIowa | L 10–40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 24–38 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2015 Nebraska 3 games, 3 INT
2014 Nebraska 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. Miami | W 41–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 203 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 41½″ | |
| Broad jump | 11′2″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.74 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 31 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tennessee Titans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Tennessee Titans | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 31 | 63 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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