Brandon Joseph

Brandon Alan Joseph (born February 5, 2001) is an American professional football safety. He has previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Early life Joseph grew up in College Station, Texas, and attended College Station High School. He was named Class 5A All-State as a senior after recording 95 tackles with 10 passes broken up and five interceptions. Joseph initially committed to play college football at Texas Tech, but ultimately decommitted to sign with Northwestern. He is of Antiguan and Italian descent.

College career Joseph redshirted his true freshman season at Northwestern University. As a redshirt freshman in 2020, Joseph was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference and the conference Freshman of the Year after he co-led the country with six interceptions. He was rated the nation's best strong safety by Pro Football Focus.

For the 2022 season, Joseph transferred to the University of Notre Dame.

Professional career

Joseph was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. He was waived on August 29, and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 30, 2024.

Joseph made the Lions' roster in 2024, playing as a reserve defender and special teamer in 14 games before being waived on December 21, 2024.

Personal life On December 21, 2024, Joseph was arrested in Dearborn Heights, Michigan on suspicion of driving under the influence. The arrest came after Joseph was observed driving through the city at high rates of speed. He was not immediately charged, though, as police officials said they were waiting for results of the breathalyzer test.

Career statistics NFL Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR TD 2023 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 DET 14 1 13 11 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 16 1 13 11 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

College Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD 2019 Northwestern 4 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Northwestern 9 9 52 28 24 0.0 2 6 19 0 0 0 0 2021 Northwestern 12 12 80 54 26 1.0 4 3 26 0 0 1 0 2022 Notre Dame 10 10 30 15 15 0.0 1 1 29 1 1 0 0Career 35 31 166 101 65 1.0 7 10 74 1 1 1 0