Kerby Joseph is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He wears the number 31 jersey.
Born on November 14, 2000, Kerby played college football at Illinois.
During his college career, he played mostly as a reserve defensive back and on special teams in his first two seasons at Illinois.
He was named a starter going into his junior year and recorded 19 tackles in the Illini’s COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.
He was also named first-team All-Big Ten Conference in 2021 after finishing the season with 57 tackles, one sack, and three fumble recoveries while also intercepting five passes.
After the 2021 season ended, he declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL Draft.
He was selected by Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
On Nov. 6, during the game against the Green Bay Packers, he intercepted star Quarterback Aaron Rodgers twice, and broke up a touchdown pass, making a huge statement in the NFL.
