Fourth-year senior.

Honors: Third-team All-MAC in 2008 by Phil Steele ... recipient of the 2008 Dr. Arthur N. Cook Most Courageous Athlete Award (team award) ... named the most improved special teams player following 2008 spring drills.

2008: Played in 11 games with 10 starts at middle linebacker ... finished second among the TU defenders with 87 tackles, including 46 solo takedowns ... also had 3.5 sacks, four break-ups, and a forced fumble ... had nine tackles, including five solo takedowns, at Army ... against Connecticut had 12 tackles and forced the first fumble of his career ... had three tackles at Buffalo ... missed the Penn State game with an injury ... returned to the starting line-up against Western Michigan and led the Owls with seven tackles, six solo and two for a loss ... had four tackles and two break-ups in the win at Miami (Ohio) ... added five tackles at Central Michigan. Michigan ... in the win over Ohio, had three tackles ... at Navy, led all defenders with 13 tackles, including a career-high nine solo takedowns ... at Kent State, led the Owls with 12 tackles, including a TFL ... in the win over EMU, was one of three Owls with eight tackles ... in the win over Akron, led TU with a game-high 11 tackles ... lettered.

2007: Played in all 12 games with nine starts ... received the starting nod against Navy, Buffalo, BGSU, and Army ... finished fourth in team tackling with 66 tackles ... led the defense in the win over Miami (Ohio) with 12 tackles ... amassed a career-high 18 tackles, including six solo and 1.5 TFL, at Ohio ... had an interception in the win over Kent State, the second of his career ... also made three solo tackles, two for a loss, against the Golden Flashes ... lettered.

2006: Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... made 19 tackles (10 solo), 1.5 TFLs, and one INT ... had six total tackles and contributed on a TFL versus Louisville ... made four stops (three solo) and a TFL at Northern Illinois ... grabbed an INT and returned it 16 yards against BGSU ... also a key contributor on special teams ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action ... lettered.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Stamford (Conn.) HS ... CSHCA Class LL First Team All-State choice at LB after making 75 tackles, three INTs and one fumble recovery in 2005 ... Hartford Courant Honorable Mention All-State and first-team All-FCIAC selection under head coach Kevin Jones ... rarely came off the field as a senior, catching 11 passes for 244 yards (22.14 avg.) and five TDs, while rushing six times for 82 yards and a score ... averaged 22.5 yards on kickoff returns and 12.5 yards on punt returns ... was also the Black Knights' punter and kicker, averaging 35.5 yards per punt, pinning five inside the 20 and was 10-11 on PATs ... three-year varsity football letterwinner, making 50 tackles (37 solo) and two INTs as a junior ... also a varsity basketball player ... school produced former Philadelphia Eagle and current city sportscaster Garry Cobb.

Personal: Born July 6, 1988 ... son of Mitchell and Gasell Joseph ... kinesiology major.

ALEX JOSEPH'S CAREER STATS

Year	GP-S	S	A	TT	TFL	Sack	FF	FR	INT	QBH	PBU	Blk
2006	10-0	10	9	19	1.5	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2007	12-9	30	36	66	7.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2008	11-10	46	41	87	3.5	0.0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Totals	33-19	86	86	172	12.0	0.0	1	0	2	0	5	0
Alex Joseph's Career Highs
Tackles	18 (at Ohio, 2007)
Solo	9 (at Navy, 2008)
Asst.	12 (at Ohio, 2007)
TFL	2.0 (twice, last vs. Western Michigan, 2008)
INT	1 (twice, last vs. Kent State, 2007)
FF	1 (Connecticut, 2008)
PBU	2 (twice, last vs. Akron, 2008)