Brandon Joseph (born February 5, 2001) is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life and high school

Joseph grew up in

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and attended

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. He was named Class 5A All-State as a senior after recording 95 tackles with 10 passes broken up and five interceptions. Joseph initially committed to play college football at

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, but ultimately decommitted to sign with Northwestern.

College career

Joseph redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, Joseph was named first team All-Big Ten Conference and the conference Freshman of the Year. He was rated the nation's best strong safety by

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. For the 2022 season, Joseph transferred to Notre Dame.

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External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bioNorthwestern Wildcats bio
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