Joseph Ossai
DE · NYJ · 2022–2026 · 58 games · Texas · 76 in / 253 lb · Draft: 2021 R3 #69 (CIN)
Season by season (regular season)
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CIN | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CIN | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CIN | 17 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | CIN | 14 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | NYJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 56 | 60 | 61 | 16 | 14.5 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Splits (per game)
| Split | G | Team SU | Team ATS | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 58 | 32-26 | 32-23-3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Home | 26 | 16-10 | 14-10-2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Away | 32 | 16-16 | 18-13-1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Team won | 32 | 32-0 | 27-3-2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Team lost | 26 | 0-26 | 5-20-1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Team favored | 36 | 28-8 | 23-11-2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Team underdog | 22 | 4-18 | 9-12-1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2026 season | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1-1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 1-4 | 2-2-1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Last 10 games | 10 | 2-8 | 4-5-1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Vs every opponent (per game)
| Opp | G | SU | ATS | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 7 | 3-4 | 2-4-1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| CLE | 6 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| PIT | 5 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | 4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| NE | 3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| TEN | 3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| BUF | 2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| CHI | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| DAL | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| DEN | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1-1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| JAX | 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| MIN | 2 | 1-1 | 0-1-1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| NYJ | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| ARI | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| CAR | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| GB | 1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| IND | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAC | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| LV | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NO | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| NYG | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| WAS | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Offensive players he has made plays against
From play-by-play since 2016: sacks, interceptions, QB hits, pass breakups and solo tackles credited to one player against the other. Open full player-vs-player →
| Player | Games met | Sacks | INT | QB hits | Pass def | Solo tkl | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson H2H | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2024–2025 |
| Patrick Mahomes H2H | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2022–2023 |
| Russell Wilson H2H | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Cooper Rush H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| C.J. Beathard H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Justin Herbert H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Anthony Brown H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2022–2022 |
| Caleb Williams H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| Jared Goff H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Marcus Mariota H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2022–2022 |
| Carson Wentz H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Bo Nix H2H | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2024–2024 |
| Jeff Driskel H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| Mason Rudolph H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2025 |
| Skyy Moore H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2022–2022 |
| Cameron Brate H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2022–2022 |
| Mark Andrews H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2022–2022 |
| Andy Dalton H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2022–2024 |
| James Proche H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Adam Trautman H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Tyler Huntley H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022–2022 |
| Nick Chubb H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Mac Jones H2H | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022–2022 |
| Josh Allen H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
Injury history
| Season | Wk | Team | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.0 | 7.0 | NYJ | Out | Ankle | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2026.0 | 6.0 | NYJ | Out | Ankle | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2026.0 | 3.0 | NYJ | Questionable | Foot | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2026.0 | 2.0 | NYJ | Out | Foot | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2026.0 | 1.0 | NYJ | Out | Foot | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2025.0 | 18.0 | CIN | Out | Ankle | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2025.0 | 17.0 | CIN | Out | Ankle | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2025.0 | 16.0 | CIN | Out | Ankle | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2025.0 | 15.0 | CIN | – | Shin | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2025.0 | 12.0 | CIN | – | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2024.0 | 17.0 | CIN | Questionable | Illness | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2024.0 | 15.0 | CIN | – | Elbow | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2024.0 | 14.0 | CIN | – | Thumb | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2024.0 | 6.0 | CIN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 3.0 | CIN | – | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 2.0 | CIN | Questionable | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 1.0 | CIN | Out | Ankle | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022.0 | 20.0 | CIN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2022.0 | 15.0 | CIN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2022.0 | 9.0 | CIN | – | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice |
Game log
| Date | Szn | Wk | Opp | Score | SU | Line | ATS | O/U | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | 2026 | 4 | @CHI | 12-23 | L | +3.5 | L | U | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-27 | 2026 | 3 | @DET | 24-31 | L | +7.0 | P | O | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-14 | 2025 | 15 | BAL | 0-24 | L | +2.5 | L | U | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-07 | 2025 | 14 | @BUF | 34-39 | L | +6.0 | W | O | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11-27 | 2025 | 13 | @BAL | 32-14 | W | +7.0 | W | U | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11-23 | 2025 | 12 | NE | 20-26 | L | +7.5 | W | U | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-16 | 2025 | 11 | @PIT | 12-34 | L | +5.5 | L | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-02 | 2025 | 9 | CHI | 42-47 | L | +3.0 | L | O | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-26 | 2025 | 8 | NYJ | 38-39 | L | -5.5 | L | O | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-16 | 2025 | 7 | PIT | 33-31 | W | +5.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-12 | 2025 | 6 | @GB | 18-27 | L | +14.0 | W | O | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-05 | 2025 | 5 | DET | 24-37 | L | +10.5 | L | O | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-29 | 2025 | 4 | @DEN | 3-28 | L | +7.5 | L | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-21 | 2025 | 3 | @MIN | 10-48 | L | +3.0 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-14 | 2025 | 2 | JAX | 31-27 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-07 | 2025 | 1 | @CLE | 17-16 | W | -5.5 | L | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-01-04 | 2024 | 18 | @PIT | 19-17 | W | -2.5 | L | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-28 | 2024 | 17 | DEN | 30-24 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-12-22 | 2024 | 16 | CLE | 24-6 | W | -10.0 | W | U | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-12-15 | 2024 | 15 | @TEN | 37-27 | W | -6.0 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-09 | 2024 | 14 | @DAL | 27-20 | W | -5.0 | W | U | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2024 | 13 | PIT | 38-44 | L | -3.0 | L | O | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-17 | 2024 | 11 | @LAC | 27-34 | L | +1.0 | L | O | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-07 | 2024 | 10 | @BAL | 34-35 | L | +6.0 | W | O | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-03 | 2024 | 9 | LV | 41-24 | W | -8.0 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-27 | 2024 | 8 | PHI | 17-37 | L | -2.5 | L | O | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-20 | 2024 | 7 | @CLE | 21-14 | W | -5.5 | W | U | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-13 | 2024 | 6 | @NYG | 17-7 | W | -4.5 | W | U | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-06 | 2024 | 5 | BAL | 38-41 | L | +2.5 | L | O | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-29 | 2024 | 4 | @CAR | 34-24 | W | -4.5 | W | O | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-23 | 2024 | 3 | WAS | 33-38 | L | -7.5 | L | O | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-15 | 2024 | 2 | @KC | 25-26 | L | +6.5 | W | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-08 | 2024 | 1 | NE | 10-16 | L | -8.0 | L | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-07 | 2023 | 18 | CLE | 31-14 | W | -7.5 | W | O | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 2023 | 17 | @KC | 17-25 | L | +7.5 | L | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-16 | 2023 | 15 | MIN | 27-24 | W | -3.0 | P | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-10 | 2023 | 14 | IND | 34-14 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-04 | 2023 | 13 | @JAX | 34-31 | W | +10.0 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-16 | 2023 | 11 | @BAL | 20-34 | L | +4.0 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-05 | 2023 | 9 | BUF | 24-18 | W | -1.5 | W | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-15 | 2023 | 6 | SEA | 17-13 | W | -3.0 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-08 | 2023 | 5 | @ARI | 34-20 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-01 | 2023 | 4 | @TEN | 3-27 | L | -2.5 | L | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-01-29 | 2022 | 21P | @KC | 20-23 | L | +2.0 | L | U | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-01-15 | 2022 | 19P | BAL | 24-17 | W | -7.5 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-01-08 | 2022 | 18 | BAL | 27-16 | W | -11.0 | P | O | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-24 | 2022 | 16 | @NE | 22-18 | W | -3.0 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-18 | 2022 | 15 | @TB | 34-23 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-11 | 2022 | 14 | CLE | 23-10 | W | -4.5 | W | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-04 | 2022 | 13 | KC | 27-24 | W | +2.5 | W | U | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-27 | 2022 | 12 | @TEN | 20-16 | W | -1.0 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-20 | 2022 | 11 | @PIT | 37-30 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-31 | 2022 | 8 | @CLE | 13-32 | L | -3.0 | L | P | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-23 | 2022 | 7 | ATL | 35-17 | W | -6.5 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-16 | 2022 | 6 | @NO | 30-26 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-29 | 2022 | 4 | MIA | 27-15 | W | -4.0 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-25 | 2022 | 3 | @NYJ | 27-12 | W | -6.5 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-18 | 2022 | 2 | @DAL | 17-20 | L | -7.5 | L | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |