Kerby
Joseph
S
#31
Kerby Joseph
#31S
Detroit Lions
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 210 lbs · Age : 25
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 83 | 58 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 82 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 82 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Contract
Detroit Lions payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 5.47 M$
- Average per year
- 21.25 M$
- Total value
- 85.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 5 · through 2030
- Status
- Physically unable to perform
2026
5.47 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
9.16 M$
Guaranteed
2028
13.02 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
17.93 M$
Not guaranteed
2030
39.10 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Safeties
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
18
0th percentile
Interceptions
3
87th percentile
Passes defended
4
29th percentile
Targets in coverage
15
Yards allowed
127 yd
Yards allowed per target
8.5 yd
38th percentile
Passer rating allowed
92.9
59th percentile
Missed tackle rate
18.2 %
5th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
6th percentile
Defensive snaps
316
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.2
Games
10
WAR 2025
0.1
Games played
6
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20220.3 WAR · 0.018 per game
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.007 per game
- 20240.8 WAR · 0.047 per game
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.017 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+20 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
78
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 88
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 99
- TCK
- Tackling
- 59
- DUR
- Durability
- 46
- EX
- Experience
- 50
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.1
PAL Rating
78 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
67 / 100
2025 PAL (78) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $21.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 68PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DET | 6 | 0.1 | 78 | 78 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | DET | 17 | 0.8 | 99 | 91 | 77 | 9 | 12 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | DET | 15 | -0.1 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 4 | 11 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | DET | 17 | 0.3 | 91 | 87 | 76 | 4 | 8 | 7.4 |
Kerby Joseph in five questions
What are Kerby Joseph's stats in 2025?
Kerby Joseph has 3 interceptions and 4 passes defensed in 6 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Kerby Joseph?
Kerby Joseph is 25 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
How good is Kerby Joseph?
Kerby Joseph produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 78 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Kerby Joseph make?
Kerby Joseph earns $21.3M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 67 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Kerby Joseph wear, and what team does he play for?
Kerby Joseph plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at S, and wears number 31.
