2025 Football Roster
Roster
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
CB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
CB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
TE
/ Football
DL
/ Football
RB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
TE
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
TE
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
QB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
RB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
S
/ Football
DL
/ Football
RB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
RB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
CB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
DB
/ Football
S
/ Football
DL
/ Football
LB/S
/ Football
LB
/ FootballCB
/ Football
P
/ Football
LS
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
TE
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LS
/ Football
DL
/ FootballDB
/ Football
K
/ Football
LB
/ Football
K
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
K
/ Football
WR
/ Football
WR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
TE
/ Football
DL
/ Football
P
/ Football
TE
/ FootballWR
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
Jersey Number 46
Joseph Head Jr.
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Holmes County Central HS
Career Notes
Played in 26 career games with zero starts โฆ Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry โฆ Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season โฆ Transferred to Memphis.
ย
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in all 13 games with zero starts โฆ Tallied eight tackles on the year โฆ Season-high three tackles against Alcorn State (9/13) โฆ Had two tackles in the Dukeโs Mayo Bowl (1/2).
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts โฆ Recorded 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut โฆ Recorded two assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of four yards โฆ Had a half a sack for a loss of four yards ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles and two assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย at Texas (9/28): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Had on assisted tackle ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded one assisted tackle โฆ Had half a tackle for loss of one yard ... Had one QB hurry ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle.
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in one game โฆ Earned a redshirt โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Made his collegiate debut.
High School
Prepped at Holmes County Central under head coach Marcus Rogers โฆ Three-star prospect by 247Sports โฆ No. 16 prospect in the state of Mississippi โฆ As a senior, posted 70 tackles, 21.0 for loss, 10.0 sacks, 17 QB hurries and a pass breakup โฆ As a junior, had 89 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, a forced fumble and two pass breakups โฆ Also forced three fumbles and recovered one โฆ Made one reception for 20 yards.
ย
Personal
Son of Joseph and Lakita Head โฆ Majoring in business information.
Career-Highs
Tackles: 3, vs. Alcorn State (9/13/2025)
Tackles for Loss: 0.5, 2x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
QB Hurries: 1, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
ย
Played in 26 career games with zero starts โฆ Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry โฆ Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season โฆ Transferred to Memphis.
ย
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in all 13 games with zero starts โฆ Tallied eight tackles on the year โฆ Season-high three tackles against Alcorn State (9/13) โฆ Had two tackles in the Dukeโs Mayo Bowl (1/2).
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts โฆ Recorded 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut โฆ Recorded two assisted tackles โฆ Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of four yards โฆ Had a half a sack for a loss of four yards ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles and two assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย at Texas (9/28): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Had on assisted tackle ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded one assisted tackle โฆ Had half a tackle for loss of one yard ... Had one QB hurry ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle.
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in one game โฆ Earned a redshirt โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Made his collegiate debut.
High School
Prepped at Holmes County Central under head coach Marcus Rogers โฆ Three-star prospect by 247Sports โฆ No. 16 prospect in the state of Mississippi โฆ As a senior, posted 70 tackles, 21.0 for loss, 10.0 sacks, 17 QB hurries and a pass breakup โฆ As a junior, had 89 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, a forced fumble and two pass breakups โฆ Also forced three fumbles and recovered one โฆ Made one reception for 20 yards.
ย
Personal
Son of Joseph and Lakita Head โฆ Majoring in business information.
Career-Highs
Tackles: 3, vs. Alcorn State (9/13/2025)
Tackles for Loss: 0.5, 2x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
QB Hurries: 1, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
ย
Monday, September 14
Monday, September 14
Monday, September 14
Monday, September 14
