Josh Metellus
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Born
1998 (28 years old)
North Miami Beach, Florida, USAPosition
Utility Player
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Active
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Black
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44
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
207 lb (94 kg)
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Minnesota Vikings
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Joshua Metellus (born January 21, 1998) is an American professional football utility player for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He is currently listed as a safety. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, where he was twice named an All-Big Ten selection. He was selected by the Vikings in the 2020 NFL draft.
College career
Metellus (#14) playing for Michigan in 2017.
After playing at Charles W. Flanagan High School, Metellus committed to Michigan on June 17, 2015, choosing the Wolverines over Colorado, Florida International, Middle Tennessee State and others. He had previously committed to Georgia Southern, but switched to Michigan after attending an affiliate camp, and Flanagan teammate Devin Bush Jr. later signed with Michigan as well.
Metellus saw some action as a backup during his true freshman season at Michigan, and garnered honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference during his sophomore season on the strength of three games started.
After practicing at both free safety and strong safety in the spring, his senior season included duties as an edge cover in the running game and a roaming safety in the passing game. Metellus was named a team captain his senior season, and participated in the 2020 Senior Bowl and 2020 NFL Combine.
Professional career
At the NFL Combine, Mettelus' 20 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press, ranked fourth-most among safeties. In the vertical jump, his performance of 36.5 inches ranked sixth, and he tied for 10th in the broad jump with a mark of 10 feet, 4 inches. His time of 4.55 seconds in the – ranked 11th amongst his position group.
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| Return Interception Yards | NFL | 2024 | 16 |
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| Quarter Back Hit | NFL | 2024 | 6 |
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| Pass Defended | NFL | 2024 | 5 |
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| Turnover Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Turnover Interceptions | NFL | 2024 | 2 |
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| Tackle For a loss | NFL | 2024 | 2 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2024 | 40 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 63 |
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| Return Interception Yards | NFL | 2023 | 43 |
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| Quarter Back Hit | NFL | 2023 | 10 |
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| Pass Defended | NFL | 2023 | 5 |
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| Turnover Fumble Recovered | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Turnover Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2023 | 4 |
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| Turnover Interceptions | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Tackle For a loss | NFL | 2023 | 7 |
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| Tackle Sacks | NFL | 2023 | 2.5 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2023 | 38 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 78 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2022 | 27 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2022 | 8 |
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| Tackle For a loss | NFL | 2022 | 1 |
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| Turnover Interceptions | NFL | 2022 | 1 |
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| Pass Defended | NFL | 2022 | 2 |
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| Pass Defended | NFL | 2021 | 1 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2021 | 5 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2021 | 8 |
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| Turnover Fumble Recovered | NFL | 2020 | 2 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2020 | 1 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2020 | 8 |
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