{{Short description|American football player (born 2005)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox college football player |name = Edwin Joseph |image = |caption = |school = Ole Miss Rebels |currentnumber = 14 |currentposition = [[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]] |class = {{redshirt}} Junior |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|6|28}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite tweet|user=JosephEdwinnn|number=1541752297008631814|title=blessed to see 17. #birthday|access-date=December 26, 2025}}</ref> |birth_place = |heightft = 6 |heightin = 0 |weight_lb = 195 |highlights = |highschool = [[Chaminade–Madonna College Preparatory School|Chaminade–Madonna]] {{nowrap|([[Hollywood, Florida]])}} |pastschools = * [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (2023–2025) * [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] (2026–present) |espn = 4870765 }}
'''Edwin Joseph''' (born June 28, 2005)<ref name=birthday /> is an [[American football]] [[defensive back]] for the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels]]. He previously played for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]].
==Early life== Joseph attended [[Chaminade–Madonna College Preparatory School]] in [[Hollywood, Florida]]. As a [[Senior (education)|senior]], he recorded 19 tackles with two being for a loss, nine pass deflections, and two interception on defense, while also hauling in 40 passes for 661 yards and eight touchdowns in 13 games on offense.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karels |first1=Carter |title=Florida State football recruiting: Uncommitted in-state DB Edwin Joseph signs with Seminoles |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/12/21/fsu-football-seminoles-sign-recruit-edwin-joseph-in-early-signing-period/69746162007/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |date=21 December 2022 |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref> Coming out of high school, Joseph was rated as a two-way player, where he was rated a three-star recruit and the 29th overall athlete in the class of 2023 by [[247Sports]]. Additionally, Joseph held offers from schools such as Louisville, Auburn, South Carolina, Michigan, and Miami.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Santucci |first1=Jon |title=Florida impact recruits: Edwin Joseph leads state prospects on the rise after first half |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2022/10/05/florida-football-recruiting-edwin-joseph-leads-first-half-rising-prospects/10396931002/ |website=The Palm Beach Post |date=5 October 2022 |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Dustin |date=October 30, 2022 |title=Florida State in good position for trending athlete Edwin Joseph |url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/recruiting/florida-state-in-good-position-for-trending-athlete-edwin-joseph |access-date=25 December 2025 |work=FSU Seminoles on SI |publisher=SI.com}}</ref> Ultimately, he committed to play [[college football]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lichtenstein |first1=Adam |title=Chaminade-Madonna standout Edwin Joseph picks FSU over Miami |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2022/12/21/chaminade-madonna-standout-edwin-joseph-picks-fsu-over-miami/ |website=Sun Sentinel |date=21 December 2022 |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref>
==College career== === Florida State === As a [[freshman]] in 2023, Joseph totaled one tackle and two pass deflections.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edwin Joseph 2023 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/edwin-joseph-1/gamelog/2023/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref> In 2024, he notched 13 tackles with three and half being for a loss, a sack and half, two pass deflections, an interception, and a blocked kick in 12 games played.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=JD |title=FSU defensive back to miss spring with injury |url=https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/03/25/fsu-football-edwin-joseph-miss-spring-practice-injury/82661664007/ |website=FSU Wire |date=25 March 2025 |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref> In week 8 of the 2025 season, Joseph recorded five tackles with half a tackle being for a loss and two pass deflections in a loss to [[2025 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holland Jr. |first1=Peter |title=How FSU football's Edwin Joseph's offside penalty turned into heated conversation vs. Stanford |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/10/22/fsu-football-tony-white-mike-norvell-stanford-edwin-joseph/86668268007/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |date=22 October 2025 |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref> He finished the season with 37 tackles with three and a half going for a loss, five pass deflections, and three interceptions in 10 starts, after which he entered the transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holland Jr. |first1=Peter |title=FSU football's Edwin Joseph plans to enter NCAA transfer portal |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/12/10/fsu-football-edwin-joseph-ncaa-transfer-portal-mike-norvell/87703494007/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |date=10 December 2025 |access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/edwin-joseph/6928 Florida State Seminoles bio]
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