Karl Joseph

Karl Joseph
No. 32 Oakland Raiders
Position: Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-09-08) September 8, 1993
Place of birth: Orlando, Florida
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Orlando (FL) Edgewater
College: West Virginia
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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 was selected as the 14th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders.[8]

Personal life

Joseph is of Haitian descent.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Karl Joseph commits to West Virginia: Karl Joseph commits to West Virginia". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel.
  2. ↑ Baltimore Sun (10 September 2014). "Maryland has to deal with physical West Virginia safety Karl Joseph - Baltimore Sun". baltimoresun.com.
  3. ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers safety Karl Joseph a complete player - Big 12 Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
  4. ↑ WVU safety Joseph is durable, dependable and a punishing hitter
  5. ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers safety Karl Joseph out for season with knee injury". ESPN.com.
  6. ↑ "Charleston Gazette-Mail - WVU’s Karl Joseph, who has season-ending knee injury, secured insurance policies". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  7. ↑ "OSU Sports Extra - OSU Sports: West Virginia loses star safety Karl Joseph for the year". OSU Sports Extra.
  8. ↑ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Peters, Craig, ed. (18 March 2016). "Prospect Profile: Karl Joseph". Vikings. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Durst, ed. (5 April 2016). "2016 NFL Draft: Potential Panther? Karl Joseph". Cat Scratcher Reader (SB Nation). Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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