Missouri State

2018: Started in 7-of-10 appearances his junior season ... Named MVFC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on 9/29/18 after providing season-high 8 total tackles with 6 solos in win over No. 9 Illinois State ... Had 5 solo stops in home win over No. 20 Northern Arizona (9/15/18) ... Tallied 6 tackles vs. Southern Illinois (10/27/18) at Plaster with a tackle for loss ... Had 5 stops at South Dakota (10/6/18) ... Posted a 27-yard fumble return in home opener against Lincoln (9/6/18) ... Named to Preseason All-MVFC second team.

2017: Started 10 of 11 games as a sophomore cornerback ... All-MVFC honorable mention selection ... Brought down 5.4 ball carriers per game in MVFC action and 4.9 overall for the season ... Finished fifth on the team with 54 total tackles, including 36 solo stops ... Posted double-figure tackles in back-to-back games late in the season at Southern Illinois (11/4/17) and vs. UNI (11/11/17) ... Had 12 tackles and an interception in win at SIU with season-best 8 solos and 2 pass break-ups ... Brought down 10 ball carriers at home against UNI with 6 solos, a tackle for loss and a QB hurry ... Stopped 7 ball carriers at Western Illinois (10/14/17) with 4 solos and a fumble recovery ... Recorded 4 solo tackles in games at North Dakota (9/9/17), vs. Illinois State (9/23/17) and at WIU.

2016: Played in 9 games with 7 starts at cornerback as a redshirt freshman ... Brought down 35 ball carriers with a tackle for loss ... Collected season-high 9 tackles with 6 solos in home win over Southern Illinois (10/29/16) ... Recorded 6 tackles, all solos, at South Dakota State (11/5/16) ... Broke up a pair of passes in season opener against Southwestern College (9/1/16) ... Had 5 tackles against North Dakota State (10/8/16) with 3 solos ... Also notched three solos in win at Indiana State (10/1/16) ... Recorded 3 tackles in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/27/17).

2015: Redshirted his first season at Missouri State.

High School: Earned Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference first-team honors as a return specialist in 2014 after helping to lead Coach Jeremy Stark’s Southmoore High Sabercats to the Oklahoma state quarterfinals ... In 9 games his senior season, he snagged 3 interceptions, blocked a field goal and recovered a fumble, while averaging 12.5 yards on 6 pass receptions as a starting wide receiver ... Lettered as a sophomore and junior while earning experience at the cornerback position ... Also a standout 100- and 200-meter sprinter on the Southmoore track squad and played one year of high school basketball.

Personal: Darius James Joseph was born 11/22/97 in New Orleans, La. ... Son of Dawn Darbon ... Resides with guardians James and Sarah Dick of Moore, Okla. ... Has two brothers, Brandon and Hezekiah, and a sister, Jasmine ... Majoring in Anthropology.

CAREER HONORS
All-MVFC: 2017 (HM); MVFC Co-Defensive Player of the Week: (9/29/18); Preseason All-MVFC: 2018 (2nd).