Josh Metellus
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Experience: R
Height: 5-11
Age: 22
Weight: 209 lbs
College: Michigan
2020 SEASON
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Recent Games
WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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17 | @Lions | W 37 - 35 | |||||||||||||
16 | @Saints | L 33 - 52 | |||||||||||||
15 | Bears | L 27 - 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
14 | @Buccaneers | L 14 - 26 | |||||||||||||
13 | Jaguars | W 27 - 24 | |||||||||||||
12 | Panthers | W 28 - 27 | |||||||||||||
11 | Cowboys | L 28 - 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
10 | @Bears | W 19 - 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||
9 | Lions | W 34 - 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
8 | @Packers | W 28 - 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
3 | Titans | L 30 - 31 | |||||||||||||
6 | Falcons | L 23 - 40 | |||||||||||||
5 | @Seahawks | L 26 - 27 | |||||||||||||
4 | @Texans | W 31 - 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
2 | @Colts | L 11 - 28 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
TOTAL | 15 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Biography
• Three-time All-Big Ten honoree (2017-19) and was tabbed a 1st-Team All-Big Ten selection by the Associated Press in 2018.
• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten after making 74 tackles, 4.0 TFL, intercepting 2 passes and breaking up 5 in 2019.
OFF THE FIELD
• Last name is pronounced "meh-TELL-us."
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management.
PRO
• Selected in the 6th round (#205 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, the 4th of 5 DBs drafted by the Vikings and the 9th of 10 players drafted from Michigan in 2020, 2nd-only to LSU's 14.
• Played with Vikings LB Ben Gedeon at UM in 2016.
• High school and college teammate Devin Bush Jr. was a 1st-round selection by the Steelers in 2019.
COLLEGE
• Tallied 187 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 5 INT, 21 PBU and a blocked kick during his Wolverines career.
• Notched career-high 74 tackles in 2019 and had career-best 3 INT in 2018.
• Started all 13 games as a senior, 12 as a junior, 13 as a sophomore and 1 as a true freshman in 2016.
• Had team-high 11 tackles vs. Alabama in the 2020 Citrus Bowl.