Defensive back, Illinois, 2018–21
Kerby Joseph
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Orlando, FL
- Born
- Nov 14, 2000
Kerby Joseph played defensive back at Illinois (2018–21). The Detroit Lions took Joseph in round 3, No. 97 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Nebraska, 2019Honors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois | 25 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 25 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 25 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 25 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′1″ | 190 |
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
2021 Illinois 12 games, 57 tackles, 1 sack, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Nebraska | W 30–22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. UTSA | L 30–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Virginia | L 14–42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Maryland | L 17–20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Purdue | L 9–13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Charlotte | W 24–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Wisconsin | L 0–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Penn State | W 20–18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Rutgers | L 14–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Minnesota | W 14–6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Iowa | L 23–33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Northwestern | W 47–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Illinois 6 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | atWisconsin | L 7–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atRutgers | W 23–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atNebraska | W 41–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Iowa | L 21–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atNorthwestern | L 10–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | atPenn State | L 21–56 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Illinois 5 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 42–3 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UConn | W 31–23 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Nebraska | L 38–42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atMinnesota | L 17–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Illinois 8 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kent State | W 31–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. South Florida | L 19–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Penn State | L 24–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atRutgers | W 38–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Purdue | L 7–46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 55–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Iowa | L 0–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–10).
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 203 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 79½″W |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
First-team All-Pro (AP): 2024
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2024; Pro Football Writers first team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 76 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 78 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 77 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| NFL career | 55 | 249 | 0 | 20 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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