Temple University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Joseph Appiah Darkwa
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- High School:
- Don Bosco Gymnasium
2023 (Redshirt Junior): Provided depth at defensive line ... saw first game action of the season vs. Tulsa and capitalized, recording his first career sack ... made first career start at UAB ... lettered.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Transferred to Temple in the summer after three seasons at Penn State ... saw first career game action at Memphis, recording first career tackle.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see any game action ... named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week following the Iowa game … was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see any game action ... named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week following the Illinois game.
2019 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Played for Duesseldorf Panthers U19 team and head coach Allan Verbraeken ... helped lead Duesseldorf to back-to-back appearances in the Junior Bowl, which is the championship for the German Football League – Junior (GFLJ) ... was named the MVP of the 2018 Junior Bowl ... rated as the No. 82 defensive tackle and No. 2 prospect in Germany by 247Sports.
Personal: Born Joseph Appiah Darkwa in Essen, Germany ... parents are Regina Amoah and Isaac Appiah Darkwa ... has one brother, Bernard Appiah Darkwa ... is a fan of Harry Potter, both book and movie … enjoys cooking … criminology major.
