Kerby Joseph

Kerby Joseph

24-Year-Old SafetyS
Detroit Lions
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Joseph had himself an impressive 2023 campaign with Detroit, securing 82 tackles, 11 pass deflections and four interceptions while not allowing a touchdown in coverage over 15 games. The 23-year-old will enter his third season in the NFL as the Lions' undisputed top option at free safety as both Tracy Walker and C.J. Gardner-Johnson no longer are in the picture. Joseph could be set to cross the 100-tackle threshold this season while working alongside Brian Branch in what Detroit's defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn hopes to be an improved secondary in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a four-year, $5.04 million contract with the Lions in May of 2022.
Interception machine in 2024
SDetroit Lions
January 26, 2025
Joseph finished the 2024 regular season with 83 total tackles (58 solo), while also adding 12 passes defensed, including nine interceptions, over 17 games.
ANALYSIS
Joseph matched his career-high 83 total tackles in 2024, but he more than doubled his career interception total this year. The safety had combined to intercept eight balls during his first two years in the league before he picked off an NFL-high nine passes, one of which he returned for a touchdown in Week 9 versus the rival Packers, this season. The 24-year-old has formed a dynamic duo with Brian Branch at safety for Detroit, and Joseph will be entering the final year of his rookie contract with the Lions in 2025.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Joseph had a good rookie season but now has more competition for snaps after the Lions added C.J. Gardner-Johnson and two other reputable cornerbacks to help Tracy Walker lead the secondary. And that was before also spending a 2023 second-round pick on safety Brian Branch. Considering Joseph didn't see a play on defense last season until after Walker tore his Achilles in Week 3, this influx of talent at defensive back seems to pose a big threat towards Joseph continuing to log 100 percent of the snaps on a game-by-game basis this year.
There are high expectations for the third-round rookie, and Joseph has drawn praise from his coaches during training camp. While DeShon Elliott seems to have a solid hold on the starting spot at safety next to Tracy Walker this year, Joseph is the future at that position.
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Two interceptions in Week 17
SDetroit Lions
December 30, 2024
Joseph recorded six total tackles (five solo) and two interceptions in Monday night's 40-34 win over San Francisco.
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Four tackles against Green Bay
SDetroit Lions
December 9, 2024
Joseph tallied four tackles (three solo) in the Lions' 34-31 win over the Packers in Week 14.
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Nabs another pick in win
SDetroit Lions
November 18, 2024
Joseph recorded three total tackles (two solo) and one interception in Sunday's 52-6 win over the Jaguars.
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Quiet performance in Week 10
SDetroit Lions
November 11, 2024
Joseph recorded two total tackles (one solo) in Sunday night's 26-23 win over the Texans.
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Pick-six in victory
SDetroit Lions
November 4, 2024
Joseph recorded four total tackles and a pick-six in Sunday's 24-14 win over the Packers.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Breaks drought dating to 1962
SDetroit Lions
January 16, 2025
Joseph became the first Lions safety since Yale Lary in 1962 to earn a first-team AP All-Pro selection.
ANALYSIS
Joseph earned that distinction with an outstanding 2024 season that included a league-high nine interceptions. The 24-year-old safety also recorded 83 tackles, raising his tackle total by one compared to each of the previous two seasons.
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