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Joseph, Alex
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Jersey Number 38
Alex Joseph
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 238
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Stamford, Conn.
- High School:
- Stamford
Bio
Team captain … fourth-year senior … wore jersey #4 this fall after wearing #38 for three seasons.
Honors: 2009 third-team All-MAC honoree … second-team All-MAC honoree by Phil Steele … named second team recipient of the 2009 George M. Illman Award for Leadership … 2009 Captains’ Award … 2009 Midseason third-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … third-team All-MAC in 2008 by Phil Steele ... preseason second-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … recipient of the 2008 Dr. Arthur N. Cook Most Courageous Athlete Award (team award) ... named the most improved special teams player following 2008 spring drills.
2009: Team captain … started all 13 games at middle linebacker … one of just nine players to start every game … also played on the opponent field goal unit ... finished the season as the team’s leader with 80 tackles, including a team-best 49 solos … also had 5.5 TFl, three break-ups, an interception, and a sack … led the Owls with seven tackles, a TFL and a break-up against UCLA I in the EagleBank Bowl … led TU with 13 tackles at Ohio … made four tackles in the win over Kent State … had four tackles and a break-up in the win at Akron … led the Owls with seven solo tackles in the win over Miami … made 10 tackles in the win at Navy … had four tackles and a 39-yard interception return in the win at Toledo, his first interception of the season (third of career) … made five solo stops, a sack, and a fumble recovery in the win over Army … had two solo tackles in the win over Ball State … made six stops, including four solos, in the win at Eastern Michigan … had seven tackles at No. 5 Penn State … had six tackles against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in 11 games with 10 starts at middle linebacker ... finished second among the TU defenders with 87 tackles, including 46 solo takedowns ... also had 3.5 TFL, four break-ups, and a forced fumble ... had nine tackles, including five solo takedowns, at Army ... against Connecticut had 12 tackles and forced the first fumble of his career ... had three tackles at Buffalo ... missed the Penn State game with an injury ... returned to the starting line-up against Western Michigan and led the Owls with seven tackles, six solo and two for a loss ... had four tackles and two break-ups in the win at Miami (Ohio) ... added five tackles at Central Michigan. Michigan ... in the win over Ohio, had three tackles ... at Navy, led all defenders with 13 tackles, including a career-high nine solo takedowns ... at Kent State, led the Owls with 12 tackles, including a TFL ... in the win over EMU, was one of three Owls with eight tackles ... in the win over Akron, led TU with a game-high 11 tackles ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with nine starts ... received the starting nod against Navy, Buffalo, BGSU, and Army ... finished fourth in team tackling with 66 tackles ... led the defense in the win over Miami (Ohio) with 12 tackles ... amassed a career-high 18 tackles, including six solo and 1.5 TFL, at Ohio ... had an interception in the win over Kent State, the second of his career ... also made three solo tackles, two for a loss, against the Golden Flashes ... lettered.
2006: Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... made 19 tackles (10 solo), 1.5 TFLs, and one INT ... had six total tackles and contributed on a TFL versus Louisville ... made four stops (three solo) and a TFL at Northern Illinois ... grabbed an INT and returned it 16 yards against BGSU ... also a key contributor on special teams ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action ... lettered.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Stamford (Conn.) HS ... CSHCA Class LL First Team All-State choice at LB after making 75 tackles, three INTs and one fumble recovery in 2005 ... Hartford Courant Honorable Mention All-State and first-team All-FCIAC selection under head coach Kevin Jones ... rarely came off the field as a senior, catching 11 passes for 244 yards (22.14 avg.) and five TDs, while rushing six times for 82 yards and a score ... averaged 22.5 yards on kickoff returns and 12.5 yards on punt returns ... was also the Black Knights[apos] punter and kicker, averaging 35.5 yards per punt, pinning five inside the 20 and was 10-11 on PATs ... three-year varsity football letterwinner, making 50 tackles (37 solo) and two INTs as a junior ... also a varsity basketball player ... school produced former Philadelphia Eagle and current city sportscaster Garry Cobb.
Personal: Born July 6, 1988 ... son of Mitchell and Gasell Joseph ... criminal justice major.
Honors: 2009 third-team All-MAC honoree … second-team All-MAC honoree by Phil Steele … named second team recipient of the 2009 George M. Illman Award for Leadership … 2009 Captains’ Award … 2009 Midseason third-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … third-team All-MAC in 2008 by Phil Steele ... preseason second-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … recipient of the 2008 Dr. Arthur N. Cook Most Courageous Athlete Award (team award) ... named the most improved special teams player following 2008 spring drills.
2009: Team captain … started all 13 games at middle linebacker … one of just nine players to start every game … also played on the opponent field goal unit ... finished the season as the team’s leader with 80 tackles, including a team-best 49 solos … also had 5.5 TFl, three break-ups, an interception, and a sack … led the Owls with seven tackles, a TFL and a break-up against UCLA I in the EagleBank Bowl … led TU with 13 tackles at Ohio … made four tackles in the win over Kent State … had four tackles and a break-up in the win at Akron … led the Owls with seven solo tackles in the win over Miami … made 10 tackles in the win at Navy … had four tackles and a 39-yard interception return in the win at Toledo, his first interception of the season (third of career) … made five solo stops, a sack, and a fumble recovery in the win over Army … had two solo tackles in the win over Ball State … made six stops, including four solos, in the win at Eastern Michigan … had seven tackles at No. 5 Penn State … had six tackles against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in 11 games with 10 starts at middle linebacker ... finished second among the TU defenders with 87 tackles, including 46 solo takedowns ... also had 3.5 TFL, four break-ups, and a forced fumble ... had nine tackles, including five solo takedowns, at Army ... against Connecticut had 12 tackles and forced the first fumble of his career ... had three tackles at Buffalo ... missed the Penn State game with an injury ... returned to the starting line-up against Western Michigan and led the Owls with seven tackles, six solo and two for a loss ... had four tackles and two break-ups in the win at Miami (Ohio) ... added five tackles at Central Michigan. Michigan ... in the win over Ohio, had three tackles ... at Navy, led all defenders with 13 tackles, including a career-high nine solo takedowns ... at Kent State, led the Owls with 12 tackles, including a TFL ... in the win over EMU, was one of three Owls with eight tackles ... in the win over Akron, led TU with a game-high 11 tackles ... lettered.
2007: Played in all 12 games with nine starts ... received the starting nod against Navy, Buffalo, BGSU, and Army ... finished fourth in team tackling with 66 tackles ... led the defense in the win over Miami (Ohio) with 12 tackles ... amassed a career-high 18 tackles, including six solo and 1.5 TFL, at Ohio ... had an interception in the win over Kent State, the second of his career ... also made three solo tackles, two for a loss, against the Golden Flashes ... lettered.
2006: Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... made 19 tackles (10 solo), 1.5 TFLs, and one INT ... had six total tackles and contributed on a TFL versus Louisville ... made four stops (three solo) and a TFL at Northern Illinois ... grabbed an INT and returned it 16 yards against BGSU ... also a key contributor on special teams ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action ... lettered.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Stamford (Conn.) HS ... CSHCA Class LL First Team All-State choice at LB after making 75 tackles, three INTs and one fumble recovery in 2005 ... Hartford Courant Honorable Mention All-State and first-team All-FCIAC selection under head coach Kevin Jones ... rarely came off the field as a senior, catching 11 passes for 244 yards (22.14 avg.) and five TDs, while rushing six times for 82 yards and a score ... averaged 22.5 yards on kickoff returns and 12.5 yards on punt returns ... was also the Black Knights[apos] punter and kicker, averaging 35.5 yards per punt, pinning five inside the 20 and was 10-11 on PATs ... three-year varsity football letterwinner, making 50 tackles (37 solo) and two INTs as a junior ... also a varsity basketball player ... school produced former Philadelphia Eagle and current city sportscaster Garry Cobb.
Personal: Born July 6, 1988 ... son of Mitchell and Gasell Joseph ... criminal justice major.
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