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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 … Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry … Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season … Transferred to Memphis.
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in all 13 games with zero starts … Tallied eight tackles on the year … Season-high three tackles against Alcorn State (9/13) … Had two tackles in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (1/2).
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts … Recorded 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut … Recorded two assisted tackles … Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of four yards … 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 ... at Texas (9/28): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Had on assisted tackle ... UMass (11/2): Recorded one assisted tackle … Had half a tackle for loss of one yard ... Had one QB hurry ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle … at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle.
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in one game … Earned a redshirt … Western Michigan (10/7): Made his collegiate debut.
High School
Prepped at Holmes County Central under head coach Marcus Rogers … Three-star prospect by 247Sports … No. 16 prospect in the state of Mississippi … As a senior, posted 70 tackles, 21.0 for loss, 10.0 sacks, 17 QB hurries and a pass breakup … As a junior, had 89 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, a forced fumble and two pass breakups … Also forced three fumbles and recovered one … Made one reception for 20 yards.
Personal
Son of Joseph and Lakita Head … 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)
Played in 26 career games with zero starts … Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry … Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season … Transferred to Memphis.
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in all 13 games with zero starts … Tallied eight tackles on the year … Season-high three tackles against Alcorn State (9/13) … Had two tackles in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (1/2).
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts … Recorded 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks and one QB hurry … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his season debut … Recorded two assisted tackles … Had a half tackle for loss for a loss of four yards … 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 ... at Texas (9/28): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Had on assisted tackle ... UMass (11/2): Recorded one assisted tackle … Had half a tackle for loss of one yard ... Had one QB hurry ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded one assisted tackle … at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle.
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in one game … Earned a redshirt … Western Michigan (10/7): Made his collegiate debut.
High School
Prepped at Holmes County Central under head coach Marcus Rogers … Three-star prospect by 247Sports … No. 16 prospect in the state of Mississippi … As a senior, posted 70 tackles, 21.0 for loss, 10.0 sacks, 17 QB hurries and a pass breakup … As a junior, had 89 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, a forced fumble and two pass breakups … Also forced three fumbles and recovered one … Made one reception for 20 yards.
Personal
Son of Joseph and Lakita Head … 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)
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