Karl Joseph is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Joseph in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Joseph's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 22–23 | OAK | 10 | — | 58 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 592 | 73.2% | 38 | 10.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23–24 | OAK | 15 | — | 71 | 50 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 867 | 89.7% | 59 | 14.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24–25 | OAK | 10 | — | 42 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 509 | 60.5% | 96 | 27.1% | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 95.2 | 14.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | OAK | 9 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 575 | 94.0% | 92 | 37.8% | 25 | 17 | 0.7 | 107.5 | 16.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | CLE | 13 | — | 63 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 660 | 68.9% | 106 | 30.4% | 36 | 22 | 0.6 | 111.6 | 9.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 27–28 | PIT | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 17 | 11.5% | 14 | 23.5% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 72.9 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 58 | — | 279 | 197 | 82 | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,220 | 74.5% | 405 | 23.2% | 77 | 48 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 24 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2598 all-time of 4,666. 6.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · LV · 2016 · -2.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22–23 | OAK | 10 | 9* | 58 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 23–24 | OAK | 15 | 13* | 71 | 50 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 24–25 | OAK | 10 | 8* | 42 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | OAK | 9 | 8* | 43 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | CLE | 13 | 10* | 63 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 27–28 | PIT | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 58 | 48* | 279 | 197 | 82 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22–23 | OAK | 12 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 592 | 73.2% | 38 | 10.4% |
| 2017 | 23–24 | OAK | 15 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 867 | 89.7% | 59 | 14.5% |
| 2018 | 24–25 | OAK | 13 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 509 | 60.5% | 96 | 27.1% |
| 2019 | 25–26 | OAK | 9 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 575 | 94.0% | 92 | 37.8% |
| 2020 | 26–27 | CLE | 14 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 660 | 68.9% | 106 | 30.4% |
| 2021 | 27–28 | PIT | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 17 | 11.5% | 14 | 23.5% |
| Career | 65 | 48* | — | — | 3,220 | — | 405 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24–25 | OAK | 13 | 8* | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 95.2 | 14.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | OAK | 9 | 8* | 25 | 17 | 0.7 | 107.5 | 16.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | CLE | 14 | 10* | 36 | 22 | 0.6 | 111.6 | 9.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 27–28 | PIT | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 72.9 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 38 | 26* | 77 | 48 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 24 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
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