Kerby Joseph is a professional American football safety playing for the Detroit Lions in the NFL. He achieved All-American status during his college football career with the Illinois Fighting Illini. Drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Joseph quickly rose to prominence. In 2024, he led the NFL in interceptions and was honored as a first-team All-Pro, solidifying his position as a key player for the Lions.
On November 14, 2000, Kerby Joseph was born. He would later become an American professional football safety.
In 2018, Illinois had a vaunted secondary that spanned from 2018 to 2022.
In the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, Joseph recorded 19 tackles for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
In 2021, Joseph was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference after recording 57 tackles, one sack, three fumble recoveries, and five interceptions.
In 2021, Kerby Joseph started on defense.
On May 12, 2022, Joseph signed a four-year, $5.04 million contract with the Lions, including a signing bonus of $849,020.
On September 11, 2022, Joseph made his professional regular season debut in the Detroit Lions' home-opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
On September 27, 2022, Joseph was named the starting strong safety for the Detroit Lions after Tracy Walker was placed on injured reserve.
On November 6, 2022, Joseph recorded ten combined tackles, three pass deflections, and two interceptions off Aaron Rodgers, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
In 2022, Joseph was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round (97th overall).
In 2022, after declaring for the NFL draft, Joseph was invited to play in the Senior Bowl.
On December 24, 2023, Joseph recorded nine combined tackles, two pass deflections, and two interceptions against the Minnesota Vikings.
In 2023, Quan Martin and Sydney Brown were drafted from Illinois' vaunted secondary.
In 2023, The Detroit Lions finished the 2023 NFL season first in the NFC North with a 12–5 record and clinched a playoff berth.
On January 14, 2024, Joseph started in his first career postseason game and recorded two solo tackles and deflected a pass in the Lions' victory against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wildcard Game.
On January 28, 2024, Joseph started in the NFC Championship Game and recorded six combined tackles during a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
On September 28, 2024, Joseph collected nine combined tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception against the Seattle Seahawks.
On November 3, 2024, Joseph scored his first career touchdown on a 27-yard interception return against the Green Bay Packers.
In 2024, Kerby Joseph became the NFL interceptions leader and earned first-team All-Pro honors.
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