#31
Kerby Joseph
DET · 2022–presentACT
KerbyJoseph#31S
Age
25
Nov 14, 2000
Height
6'0"
72"
Weight
210
lb
College
Illinois
2018-2021
Drafted
2022
Rd 3, Pk 97
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$85M
4y · $21.3M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
18
2025
PD
4
regular season
INT
3
regular season
INT Yds
1
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
88%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2018 — Present · Includes honors
2022
Detroit Lions · Safety
S · 69 active weeks
2024All-Pro (1st Team)
NFL
2018–2021
Illinois · DB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Round 3, Pick 97
#97 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#97

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaLicensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.