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Defensive back, Kentucky (from LSU), 2017–20
Kelvin Joseph
Lettered 2020 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Class (2020)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Born
- Nov 11, 1999
Kelvin Joseph played defensive back at LSU (2017–18) and Kentucky (2019–20). The Dallas Cowboys took Joseph in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | LSU | 1 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | LSU | 1 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Kentucky | 1 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 1 | DB | So. (Yr 4) | 6′1″ | 192 |
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
2020 Kentucky 9 games, 25 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Auburn | L 13–29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Ole Miss | L 41–42 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Mississippi State | W 24–2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 17 | at Tennessee | W 34–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at Missouri | L 10–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Georgia | L 3–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 38–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Alabama | L 3–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Florida | L 10–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 LSU 6 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 31–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atAuburn | W 22–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 38–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Ole Miss | W 45–16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Georgia | W 36–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Mississippi State | W 19–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.34 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.44 s |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.23 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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