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Joseph, Elijah
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Jersey Number 58
Elijah Joseph
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 2135
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hartford, Conn.
- High School:
- Hartford Public
Bio
Honors: 2010 second-team All-MAC honoree … 2010 second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … recipient of the team’s 2010 Carlos Diaz Award as the most improved player … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Connecticut and Akron games (Sept. 18, 2010; Oct. 30, 2010) … 2010 preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … 2009 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2009 ECAC All-Star … fourth-team All-MAC pick by Phil Steele … earned the MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 28, 2009), national Honorable Mention Performer of the Week accolades from the College Football Performance Award (Sept. 28, 2009), and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Sept. 28, 2009) honors ... named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Buffalo game (Sept. 27, 2009) … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Villanova game (Sept. 4, 2009) … named the most improved defensive player following 2008 spring drills.
2010: Team captain for three (Kent, Buffalo, Connecticut) games … played in 11 games with eight starts at middle linebacker… also played on the kickoff and field goal defense units … finished second in defense with 71 tackles, including a team-best 46 solo tackles, and a team-high six break-ups … suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second quarter of the Ohio game … led the Owls at halftime with six solo tackles … had five tackles in the win at Kent State … made four solo stops in the shutout of Akron en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … had three solo tackles, two TFL, a 42-yard interception return, and a break-up in the win at Buffalo … had two solo stops and three break-ups in the win over Bowling Green … had 11 tackles, a TFL, and a sack at Northern Illinois … led TU with a career-high 12 tackles in the win at Army … received the starting nod at No. 23/20 Penn State … had nine tackles and a break-up against the Nittany Lions … led the Owls with nine tackle, including eight solos and a TFL, in the win over Connecticut en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … also had two break-ups against the Huskies … made six tackles in the win over Central Michigan … had four tackles in the win over Villanova in the opener … lettered.
2009: Played in 12 games with 11 starts at outside linebacker … also played on the kickoff, kickoff return, and opponent field goal units … finished the season fourth in tackles with 63 … also had 6.5 TFL, two sacks, and two forced fumbles … led the Owls with seven tackles, including five solo takedowns and two TFL, against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had six tackles at Ohio … made two solo stops in the win over Miami … had seven tackles in the win at Navy … led the Owls with 10 tackles and a forced fumble in the win at Toledo … made seven solo stops in the win over Army … had six solo tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in the win over Ball State … made four stops, a TFL, and a hurry in the win at Eastern Michigan … in the win over Buffalo, had three solo tackles and a school record 95-yard interception return for a touchdown … the interception and TD were career firsts … the 95-yard interception return is the longest in school history, rewriting a 38-year school record … earned three honors following his performance and was named the coaches’ defensive player of the game … had six tackles, a sack, and two TFL at No. 5 Penn State … had four tackles against Villanova … named the coaches’ special teams player of the game ... lettered.
2008: Played in 10 games with nine starts at outside linebacker ... finished the season with 54 tackles, 2.5 TFL, two break-ups, and a forced fumble ... had five tackles at Army ... missed the Connecticut and Buffalo games with an injury ... returned to the starting line-up at No. 16/15 Penn State ...had six tackles, including five solos, and a forced fumble against the NIttany Lions ... had four tackles against Western Michigan ... had four tackles in the win at?Miami ... led all defenders with a career-high eight tackles, including a career-high five solo takedowns and his first TFL, in the win over Ohio ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game ... had four solo tackles at Navy ... one of three Owls with a team-high eight tackles in the win over EMU ... also had a break-up ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game for the second time ... had seven tackles in the win over Akron ... lettered.
2007: Played in five games (Miami, Ohio, No. 25 Penn State, Kent State, and Western Michigan) ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action ... made first career tackle at Ohio ... had another tackle against Kent State ... nicknamed [quote]Peanut[quote] by the coaching staff ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Played the 2006 season at MLB at the Kent (Conn.) School with twin brother Elisha under head coach Todd Marble ... Prep Star All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... also played basketball.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Hartford (Conn.) Public HS ... posted 13 sacks as a senior, the 16th most in state history, to earn all-state honors from the Hartford Courant, New Haven Register and CTHSS ... also had 86 solo tackles, four INTS, four FRs and four FFs in 2005 ... named the defensive MVP of the Connecticut-Rhode Island Governor[apos]s Cup All-Star Game as a senior ... three-year varsity letterwinner, playing DE and MLB, under head coach Harry Bellucci ... ranks 12th all-time in the state with 20.5 career sacks ... he and twin brother Elisha helped team to a pair of league titles, posting an 8-2 record in 2005 and a 7-3 mark in 2004 ... teammate of current Owl DE Brian Sanford ... also a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner and one-year varsity track & field letterwinner.
Personal: Born June 20, 1988, in Hartford, Conn. ... nickname is Peanut ... mother is Barbara Morris ... his twin brother Elisha plays defensive tackle for the Owls ... sociology major.
2010: Team captain for three (Kent, Buffalo, Connecticut) games … played in 11 games with eight starts at middle linebacker… also played on the kickoff and field goal defense units … finished second in defense with 71 tackles, including a team-best 46 solo tackles, and a team-high six break-ups … suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second quarter of the Ohio game … led the Owls at halftime with six solo tackles … had five tackles in the win at Kent State … made four solo stops in the shutout of Akron en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … had three solo tackles, two TFL, a 42-yard interception return, and a break-up in the win at Buffalo … had two solo stops and three break-ups in the win over Bowling Green … had 11 tackles, a TFL, and a sack at Northern Illinois … led TU with a career-high 12 tackles in the win at Army … received the starting nod at No. 23/20 Penn State … had nine tackles and a break-up against the Nittany Lions … led the Owls with nine tackle, including eight solos and a TFL, in the win over Connecticut en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … also had two break-ups against the Huskies … made six tackles in the win over Central Michigan … had four tackles in the win over Villanova in the opener … lettered.
2009: Played in 12 games with 11 starts at outside linebacker … also played on the kickoff, kickoff return, and opponent field goal units … finished the season fourth in tackles with 63 … also had 6.5 TFL, two sacks, and two forced fumbles … led the Owls with seven tackles, including five solo takedowns and two TFL, against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had six tackles at Ohio … made two solo stops in the win over Miami … had seven tackles in the win at Navy … led the Owls with 10 tackles and a forced fumble in the win at Toledo … made seven solo stops in the win over Army … had six solo tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in the win over Ball State … made four stops, a TFL, and a hurry in the win at Eastern Michigan … in the win over Buffalo, had three solo tackles and a school record 95-yard interception return for a touchdown … the interception and TD were career firsts … the 95-yard interception return is the longest in school history, rewriting a 38-year school record … earned three honors following his performance and was named the coaches’ defensive player of the game … had six tackles, a sack, and two TFL at No. 5 Penn State … had four tackles against Villanova … named the coaches’ special teams player of the game ... lettered.
2008: Played in 10 games with nine starts at outside linebacker ... finished the season with 54 tackles, 2.5 TFL, two break-ups, and a forced fumble ... had five tackles at Army ... missed the Connecticut and Buffalo games with an injury ... returned to the starting line-up at No. 16/15 Penn State ...had six tackles, including five solos, and a forced fumble against the NIttany Lions ... had four tackles against Western Michigan ... had four tackles in the win at?Miami ... led all defenders with a career-high eight tackles, including a career-high five solo takedowns and his first TFL, in the win over Ohio ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game ... had four solo tackles at Navy ... one of three Owls with a team-high eight tackles in the win over EMU ... also had a break-up ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game for the second time ... had seven tackles in the win over Akron ... lettered.
2007: Played in five games (Miami, Ohio, No. 25 Penn State, Kent State, and Western Michigan) ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action ... made first career tackle at Ohio ... had another tackle against Kent State ... nicknamed [quote]Peanut[quote] by the coaching staff ... lettered.
Postgraduate: Played the 2006 season at MLB at the Kent (Conn.) School with twin brother Elisha under head coach Todd Marble ... Prep Star All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... also played basketball.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Hartford (Conn.) Public HS ... posted 13 sacks as a senior, the 16th most in state history, to earn all-state honors from the Hartford Courant, New Haven Register and CTHSS ... also had 86 solo tackles, four INTS, four FRs and four FFs in 2005 ... named the defensive MVP of the Connecticut-Rhode Island Governor[apos]s Cup All-Star Game as a senior ... three-year varsity letterwinner, playing DE and MLB, under head coach Harry Bellucci ... ranks 12th all-time in the state with 20.5 career sacks ... he and twin brother Elisha helped team to a pair of league titles, posting an 8-2 record in 2005 and a 7-3 mark in 2004 ... teammate of current Owl DE Brian Sanford ... also a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner and one-year varsity track & field letterwinner.
Personal: Born June 20, 1988, in Hartford, Conn. ... nickname is Peanut ... mother is Barbara Morris ... his twin brother Elisha plays defensive tackle for the Owls ... sociology major.
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