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Jersey Number 19
Joshua Josephs
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kennesaw, Ga.
- High School:
- North Cobb
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2025 Senior Bowl Top 300 List2025 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Athlon)
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (at Oklahoma, 9/23/24)
CAREER
Fourth-year defensive pass rusher with great length and quickness who is poised to have a big fall … In 2024, teamed with James Pearce Jr., at the LEO position to form a ferocious pass rush … According to PFF, is the only returning edge in the country with 85+ grades in run defense (91.4) and pass rush (86.4) … Recorded 84 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, 18 QB hurries, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and eight pass breakups in his career … Played in 41 career games and made nine starts.2025 – SENIOR
Ranks tied for third in the SEC and 23rd in the FBS with 3.0 sacks this season ... Tied for first in the nation with two forced fumbles entering Week 5 ... His 90.6 pass rush grade according to PFF leads all SEC players and ranks 13th in the FBS (min. 50 pass rush snaps) ... Tallied one assisted tackle, one QB hurry and one pass breakup in win over UAB (9/20) ... In his 40th career game, started at LEO and posted four total tackles and a career-high 2.0 TFLs vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) - including a strip sack late in the fourth quarter that led to a field goal ... Posted a solo sack for a loss of nine yards and one pass breakup in the home opener vs. ETSU (9/6) ... Started at LEO in the season-opening win vs. Syracuse (8/30) and posted a career-high tying seven tackles, one sack for a loss of 10 yards and a forced fumble.2024 – JUNIOR
One of the top 10 highest graded edge rushers in the country according to PFF (90.0) … Played in all 13 games with five starts at the LEO position … Ranked fifth on the team overall in tackles with 39 and was second on the squad in tackles for loss with nine … Added 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, eight QB hurries, a team-high three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Tied for fourth in the SEC in forced fumbles … Made three tackles, including one TFL and half a sack, while adding a pass breakup in road win at Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Was dominant in win vs. UTEP (11/23), posting five tackles and a QB hurry while setting a career high with two TFLs ... Posted three tackles and a PBU at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Started at LEO and had two QB hurries in win over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Had four tackles, a QB hurry and a massive strip sack to force a turnover and setup a go-ahead touchdown for the Vols in the third quarter of their win over Kentucky (11/2) ... Started at defensive end and played a season-high 40 snaps in win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19), posting three tackles, including half a TFL and a career-best three QB hurries ... Was a force in win over Florida (10/12), setting a career high in tackles (7) to go along with 1.5 TFLs, a pass breakup and a QB hurry ... Played 38 snaps and finished with four tackles and half a TFL at Arkansas (10/5) ... Was extremely disruptive in road win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21), posting three tackles, a TFL, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in a dominant defensive effort ... Forced and recovered a fumble to stifle a potential Sooners' scoring drive inside UT's 10-yard line at the beginning of the second quarter ... Made his first-career start in blowout win vs. No. 24 NC State (9/7), posting two tackles and a TFL on 18 defensive snaps ... Played 15 snaps and posted three tackles, half a TFL and made his first-career fumble recovery, which led to a first-quarter touchdown in UT’s season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (8/31).2023 – SOPHOMORE
Played in 12 games as a reserve defensive end and got stronger as the season went on … Notched 20 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss of 24 yards, three sacks for a loss of 18 yards and three QB hurries ... Picked up two tackles vs. No. 17 Iowa in Citrus Bowl (1/1) … Assisted on four tackles, including half a TFL and a QB hurry in win vs. Vanderbilt (11/25) ... Had one tackle in 15 defensive snaps vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Made a career-high five tackles, including a 4-yard TFL in loss at No. 14 Missouri (11/11) ... Was productive at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21), recording two tackles, a sack and a pass breakup ... Notched his second sack of the year and also added a QB hurry in win over South Carolina (9/30) ... Made one tackle while playing 13 defensive snaps in win over UTSA (9/23) ... Saw action on 17 defensive snaps and recorded his second-career sack in win vs. Austin Peay (9/9) ... Played 12 snaps and recorded two tackles in season-opening victory vs. Virginia (9/2).2022 – FRESHMAN
Played in 12 games as a true freshman and showcased his playmaking abilities as a reserve pass rusher at the LEO position … Posted 12 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and two pass breakups in his first collegiate season … Logged three tackles in the Capital One Orange Bowl against No. 7 Clemson (12/30) …Posted his fifth QB hurry of the season in the regular-season finale at Vanderbilt (11/26) ... Logged a QB hurry and a pass breakup to go along with one tackle in the victory over UT Martin (10/22) ... Recorded his first career sack in the victory at No. 25 LSU (10/8), setting the tone for the defense in the first quarter ... Finished with two tackles in Baton Rouge ... Made an impact as a reserve defensive lineman in his SEC debut, recording a pair of QB hurries and a tackle in the victory over No. 20 Florida (9/24) ... Notched three tackles and a TFL in the victory over Akron (9/17), seeing significant action ... Made his collegiate debut in season-opening win over Ball State (9/1), finishing with a pair of tackles, a pass breakup and half a TFL.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Talented, lengthy edge rusher from North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia … Enrolled at Tennessee in June 2022 … Rated a four-star prospect and a top-15 edge rusher in the country by both 247Sports and On3.com … The No. 71 overall prospect and No. 8 player from Georgia according to On3 … Tabbed No. 165 nationally and No. 15 among edge rushers by 247Sports … Listed by ESPN.com and Rivals as a three-star prospect … The No. 23 edge rusher in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite … Had a verified 82-inch wingspan … Led his high school to two consecutive Region 3 championships and was a team captain … As a senior, tallied 104 tackles and six sacks as the leader of a defense that allowed only 17.5 points per game … Racked up 98 tackles with seven tackles for loss and four sacks his junior season … Received all-state and all-county first team defensive honors in 2020 … Committed to the Vols in November 2021 … Chose Tennessee over 26 other Division I offers, including five other SEC programs … Coached in high school by Shane Queen … Full name is Joshua Kalebe Josephs … Son of Patricia Josephs … Has two brothers, Kapel and Iziah, and four sisters, Raina, Murphy, Kemoy and Molanda … Majoring in communication studies … Models his game after T.J. Watt … Favorite movie is Kung Fu Panda … Favorite musical artist is YoungBoy Never Broke Again … Would most like to visit Greece … Twitter handle is @joshuajosephs2 and Instagram handle is @jjo5hua.FB | Cinematic Recap vs. UAB (9.20.25)
Wednesday, September 24
FB | Braylon Staley Media Availability (9.23.25)
Tuesday, September 23
FB | Chris Brazzell II Media Availability (9.23.25)
Tuesday, September 23
FB | Rodney Garner Press Conference (9.23.25)
Tuesday, September 23
