Karl Joseph
| No. 42 Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 8, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Orlando (FL) Edgewater | ||||||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Karl Joseph (born September 8, 1993) is an American football safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia. Joseph was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Early years
Joseph attended Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida. He committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[1]
College career
Joseph started all 13 games as a true freshman at West Virginia in 2012, recording 104 tackles, two interceptions and one sack.[2] He started all 12 games his sophomore year and had 68 tackles and one interception.[3] He again started all 13 games as a junior in 2014, recording 92 tackles and one interception.[4] Joseph started the first four games his senior year in 2015, before suffering a season-ending knee injury.[5][6] At the time of the injury he was leading the nation with five interceptions.[7]
Professional career
 Joseph gets drafted by Oakland |
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 5 ft 10 in | 205 lb | 32 1⁄8 in | 9 3⁄4 in | 19 reps | |||||||||||||||
| All values are from NFL Combine,[8] except bench press from Pro Day[9] | |||||||||||||||||||
Joseph was selected in the first round (14th overall) by the Oakland Raiders in the 2016 NFL Draft.[10] He was signed by the Raiders on May 9, 2016.[11]
Personal life
Joseph is of Haitian descent.[12][13]
References
- ↑ "Karl Joseph commits to West Virginia: Karl Joseph commits to West Virginia". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel.
- ↑ Baltimore Sun (10 September 2014). "Maryland has to deal with physical West Virginia safety Karl Joseph - Baltimore Sun". baltimoresun.com.
- ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers safety Karl Joseph a complete player - Big 12 Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ↑ WVU safety Joseph is durable, dependable and a punishing hitter
- ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers safety Karl Joseph out for season with knee injury". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Charleston Gazette-Mail - WVU's Karl Joseph, who has season-ending knee injury, secured insurance policies". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ↑ "OSU Sports Extra - OSU Sports: West Virginia loses star safety Karl Joseph for the year". OSU Sports Extra.
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Karl Joseph". NFL.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Karl Joseph - West Virginia, SS : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Oakland Raiders: Karl Joseph". Raiders.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Raiders sign first-round pick S Karl Joseph". Raiders.com. May 9, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ Peters, Craig, ed. (18 March 2016). "Prospect Profile: Karl Joseph". Vikings. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Durst, ed. (5 April 2016). "2016 NFL Draft: Potential Panther? Karl Joseph". Cat Scratcher Reader (SB Nation). Retrieved 10 April 2016.
External links
- Oakland Raiders profile
- West Virginia Mountaineers bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • CBS Sports • Yahoo! Sports • Pro-Football-Reference