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EDGE2026 Draft Prospect

Joshua Josephs

Tennessee

Measurables

6'3"

242 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 2Projected · Round 2-3

Long-Lever Edge Setter

Joshua Josephs projects as a long-lever edge setter — a EDGE from Tennessee who tested with a clearly above-average athletic profile (73th composite). Combine line reads 6'3" · 242 lb, 4.73s 40, 38.5″ vertical, 129″ broad. College defensive line: 104 tackles · 9.5 sacks · 0 INT · 8 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 15 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

15C

Dominance score · multi-component

Limited college production

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

18th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

12th

2025

Breakout

15%

21th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

12th

Sacks/G · 0.2

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

A

Burst

91th percentile · 38.5" vert · 129" broad

N/A

Bend

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

C+

Length

35th percentile · 6'3" · 34.25" arm

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

B-

Speed

47th percentile · 4.73s 40-yard

C+

Frame

29th percentile · 6'3" · 242 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.31
  1. #1

    Darryl Blackstock

    2005 R3 · #95 · Virginia · 6-3/247lb · 4.7s 40

    84

    sim

  2. #2

    Koa Misi

    2010 R2 · #40 · Utah · 6-3/251lb · 4.75s 40

    80

    sim

  3. #3

    Princely Umanmielen

    2025 R3 · #77 · Mississippi · 6-4/244lb · 4.72s 40

    79

    sim

Scheme fit

Two-gap 3-4 front that asks him to control the C-gap with arm length.

X-Factor

Burst grades in the 91th percentile — 38.5" vert.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 29th percentile (6'3") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Pro Day

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. EDGE class · 2000–2026 baseline
44

Athletic composite

44thAVERAGE

3 of 6 metrics graded

2× Great1× Average
4.73s47thAVERAGE
i

40-Yard

vs. 1091

38.588thGREAT
i

Vertical

vs. 915

129.094thGREAT
i

Broad

vs. 915

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

72

Athletic composite

72ndSTRONG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Excellent1× Solid
34.383rdEXCELLENT
i

Arm

vs. 359

10.060thSOLID
i

Hand

vs. 359

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022TENN1266210000
2023TENN20119130000
2024TENN39172231.53000
2025TENN331716243000
Career104515389.56000