Long-Lever Edge Setter

Projected
Round 5-6

Drafted · Round 5 · Pick 147 · 147th overall
Josephs suits up at /p/joshua-josephs
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 5-6Joshua Josephs projects as a long-lever edge setter. A EDGE out of Tennessee who tested with a clearly above-average athletic profile (75th 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 26 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Limited college production
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Below avg
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Weak
Peak season
40% wt2025
Below avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Weak
Efficiency
10% wtSacks/G · 0.2
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs EDGE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
5 of 5 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.73s·47th of 1091
Vertical
38.5″·88th of 915
Broad
129.0″·94th of 915
Arm
34.3″·83rd of 359
Hand
10.0″·60th of 359
40-Yard
vs. 1091
Vertical
vs. 915
Broad
vs. 915
Arm
vs. 359
Hand
vs. 359
Trait grades
Burst
91th percentile · 38.5" vert · 129" broad
Bend
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Length
35th percentile · 6'3" · 34.25" arm
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Speed
47th percentile · 4.73s 40-yard
Frame
29th percentile · 6'3" · 242 lb
NFL comparisons
Darryl Blackstock
2005 R3 · #95 · Virginia · 6-3/247lb · 4.7s 40
84
sim
Princely Umanmielen
Unknown2025 R3 · #77 · Mississippi · 6-4/244lb · 4.72s 40
79
sim
Koa Misi
2010 R2 · #40 · Utah · 6-3/251lb · 4.75s 40
80
sim
X-Factor
Burst grades in the 91th percentile. 38.5" vert.
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 29th percentile (6'3"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Two-gap 3-4 front that asks him to control the C-gap with arm length.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TENN | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | TENN | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TENN | 39 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TENN | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 104 | 51 | 53 | 8 | 9.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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