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Kerby Joseph
Kerby Joseph (born November 14, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was an All-American. Joseph was selected in the third round by the Lions in the 2022 NFL draft. In 2024, he was the NFL interceptions leader, earning first-team All-Pro honors.
Joseph grew up in Orlando, Florida and attended Jones High School. As a senior, he had four interceptions and seven tackles for loss at cornerback and also caught five touchdown receptions as a wide receiver. Joseph was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Illinois over offers from Mississippi State, Syracuse, South Florida and Florida Atlantic. He is of Haitian descent.
Joseph played mostly as a reserve defensive back and on special teams in his first two seasons at Illinois. He was named a starter going into his junior year and recorded 19 tackles in the Illini's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Joseph was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference in 2021 after finishing the season with 57 tackles, one sack, and three fumble recoveries while also intercepting five passes. After the end of the season, Joseph declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL draft. After the conclusion of his college career, Joseph was invited to play in the 2022 Senior Bowl.
NFL draft analysts had a wide range of projections for Joseph, varying from as early as a late first round pick to possibly a third or fourth round pick. Dane Brugler of the Athletic projected him to be a third or fourth round pick and ranked him as the eighth best safety prospect in the draft. Cody Giddings of Bleacher Report ranked him as the 12th best safety (177th overall) in the draft. Pro Football Focus ranked him the top defensive back in the nation.
"one of the longest, rangiest-in-coverage safeties in this class. Hip-fluidity pops on film. Can really run. He'll be a playmaker in Detroit but has to trust his eyes and play with better reactionary skill."
The Detroit Lions selected Joseph in the third round (97th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. He was the eighth safety drafted in 2022. He was the second of five defensive backs to be drafted from Illinois' vaunted secondary that spanned from 2018 to 2022, along with Nate Hobbs (2021), Devon Witherspoon (2023), Quan Martin (2023), and Sydney Brown (2023).
"This is a Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn type of player who loves to play the game. He doesn’t have great measurable, but I’ll tell you what: He can play a lot of football for Detroit. Just think about this guy's developmental arc. He didn’t start (on defense) until 2021, it was all special teams to that point, and then he went off."
On May 12, 2022, the Lions signed Joseph to a four–year, $5.04 million contract that includes an initial signing bonus of $849,020.
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Kerby Joseph
Kerby Joseph (born November 14, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was an All-American. Joseph was selected in the third round by the Lions in the 2022 NFL draft. In 2024, he was the NFL interceptions leader, earning first-team All-Pro honors.
Joseph grew up in Orlando, Florida and attended Jones High School. As a senior, he had four interceptions and seven tackles for loss at cornerback and also caught five touchdown receptions as a wide receiver. Joseph was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Illinois over offers from Mississippi State, Syracuse, South Florida and Florida Atlantic. He is of Haitian descent.
Joseph played mostly as a reserve defensive back and on special teams in his first two seasons at Illinois. He was named a starter going into his junior year and recorded 19 tackles in the Illini's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Joseph was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference in 2021 after finishing the season with 57 tackles, one sack, and three fumble recoveries while also intercepting five passes. After the end of the season, Joseph declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL draft. After the conclusion of his college career, Joseph was invited to play in the 2022 Senior Bowl.
NFL draft analysts had a wide range of projections for Joseph, varying from as early as a late first round pick to possibly a third or fourth round pick. Dane Brugler of the Athletic projected him to be a third or fourth round pick and ranked him as the eighth best safety prospect in the draft. Cody Giddings of Bleacher Report ranked him as the 12th best safety (177th overall) in the draft. Pro Football Focus ranked him the top defensive back in the nation.
"one of the longest, rangiest-in-coverage safeties in this class. Hip-fluidity pops on film. Can really run. He'll be a playmaker in Detroit but has to trust his eyes and play with better reactionary skill."
The Detroit Lions selected Joseph in the third round (97th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. He was the eighth safety drafted in 2022. He was the second of five defensive backs to be drafted from Illinois' vaunted secondary that spanned from 2018 to 2022, along with Nate Hobbs (2021), Devon Witherspoon (2023), Quan Martin (2023), and Sydney Brown (2023).
"This is a Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn type of player who loves to play the game. He doesn’t have great measurable, but I’ll tell you what: He can play a lot of football for Detroit. Just think about this guy's developmental arc. He didn’t start (on defense) until 2021, it was all special teams to that point, and then he went off."
On May 12, 2022, the Lions signed Joseph to a four–year, $5.04 million contract that includes an initial signing bonus of $849,020.