Josh Metellus

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Experience: R

Height: 5-11

Age: 22

Weight: 209 lbs

College: Michigan

2020 SEASON

TCKLS

8
SCK

0
FF

0
INT

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	FF	OPP FR
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
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.

• 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.

• Michigan went 10-3 in 2016 and '18, went 9-4 in 2019 and 8-5 in 2017. Went to Orange Bowl vs. Florida State ('16), Outback vs. South Carolina ('17), Peach vs. Florida ('18) and Citrus ('19).

• Part of the Pro Football Focus College Big Ten Defensive Team of the Week for his games against Middle Tennessee State, Army, Notre Dame and Michigan State in 2019.

• Started 12 games at safety as a junior recording 48 tackles and 3 INT with a TD.

• Returned a 73-yard INT for TD against SMU in 2018.

PREP

• Attended Flanagan High in Pembroke Pines, FL, in greater Miami and was coached by Devin Bush Sr.

• Helped guide Flanagan to the FHSAA Class 8A state championship in 2015. The state title was part of a notable turnaround under coach Bush, a former Super Bowl winner, who led Flanagan from a team that had never made the state playoffs to the state semi's in 2014 and the title in 2015.

• Tabbed a 4-star prospect and rated as the No. 21 safety in the nation by ESPN.