Defensive line, East Carolina, 2007–09
Linval Joseph
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Gainesville, FL
- Born
- Oct 10, 1988, in Christiansted
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Linval Joseph played defensive line at East Carolina (2007–09). The New York Giants took Joseph in round 2, No. 46 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2009
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007N | 13 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 8.5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2008N | 14 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| On file | 57 | 86 | 143 | 29.5 | 6.5 | – | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | East Carolina | 97 | DL | 6′6″ |
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
2009 East Carolina 1 game, 1 rushing yard, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | vs. Southern Miss | W 25–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 | Combine or pro day 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ | |
| Weight | 328 lb | |
| Arm length | 34½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.10 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.80 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′4″ | |
| Bench press | 39 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 8.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.71 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
15 seasons, 192 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2016–17)
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New York Giants | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | New York Giants | 15 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | New York Giants | 16 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | New York Giants | 15 | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 47 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 43 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 18 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 192 | 626 | 28.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). 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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