25 Facts About Karl Joseph

Karl Myrthell Joseph was born on September 8,1993 and is an American professional football safety.

Karl Joseph played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft.

Karl Joseph has played for the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Karl Joseph committed to West Virginia University to play college football.

Karl Joseph started all 12 games his sophomore year and had 68 tackles and one interception.

Karl Joseph again started all 13 games as a junior in 2014, recording 92 tackles and one interception.

Karl Joseph started the first four games his senior year in 2015, before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

Karl Joseph performed the bench press and met with coaches, team representatives, and scouts from all 32 NFL teams, that included Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.

Karl Joseph was ranked the second best strong safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.

Karl Joseph finished the season with 60 combined tackles, six pass deflections, and intercepted one pass in 12 games and nine starts.

Karl Joseph was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team after a strong rookie season.

Karl Joseph received a coverage grade of 79.6, which ranked 29th.

Karl Joseph was sidelined for the Raiders' Week 8 loss to the Bills due to a groin injury.

Karl Joseph finished the 2017 season with 79 combined tackles, four pass deflections, an interception, and a sack in 15 games and 15 starts.

Karl Joseph finished the season playing in 13 games with eight starts, recording 48 combined tackles, two sacks, two passes defensed, and one interception.

Karl Joseph received an overall grade of 74.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 23rd highest grade among all safeties.

On May 2,2019, the Raiders declined the fifth-year option on Karl Joseph's contract, making him a free agent in 2020.

Karl Joseph was named a starting safety to start the 2019 season.

Karl Joseph started the first nine games before suffering a foot injury in Week 10.

Karl Joseph was placed on injured reserve on November 9,2019.

Karl Joseph finished the season with three passes defensed, an interception, and 49 tackles, which was second on the team at the time.

Karl Joseph became an unrestricted free agent following the 2020 season.

Karl Joseph signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 12,2021.

Karl Joseph was signed to the Steelers practice squad on September 1,2021.

Karl Joseph's contract expired when the teams season ended on January 16,2022.