Linval Joseph is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Joseph in the top quarter 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.
Linval Joseph
Height6'4"
Weight329 lb
BornOct 10, 1988
Age38
ConferenceConference USA
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2010 | 21–22 | NYG | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 22–23 | NYG | 15 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | NYG | 16 | — | 46 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | NYG | 15 | — | 50 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 578 | 55.1% | 25 | 6.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25–26 | MIN | 16 | — | 47 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 729 | 67.4% | 76 | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26–27 | MIN | 12 | — | 43 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 529 | 66.8% | 40 | 12.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 77 | 37 | 40 | 5 | 17 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3% | 719 | 70.1% | 53 | 12.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | 66 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 663 | 66.4% | 34 | 7.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29–30 | MIN | 15 | — | 52 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 669 | 69.1% | 52 | 12.2% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 30–31 | MIN | 13 | — | 41 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 552 | 63.7% | 28 | 8.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 31–32 | LAC | 16 | — | 59 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 726 | 70.4% | 88 | 19.1% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 81.2 | 2.0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32–33 | LAC | 14 | — | 51 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 551 | 58.1% | 58 | 16.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 33–34 | PHI | 8 | — | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 189 | 38.4% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 34–35 | BUF | 7 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 161 | 34.9% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 35–36 | DAL | 17 | — | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 265 | 24.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 200 | — | 626 | 334 | 292 | 59 | 80 | 28.5 | 167.5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 35 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 14 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #1029 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #46 (Rd 2) · NYG · 2010 · +11.6 vs expected KV-H
61actual
49.4 expected · Δ+11.6
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