NEWPORT BEACH, CA. – Brandon Joseph of Notre Dame has been named the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Player of the Week for the sixth week of the 2022 college football season.
The senior safety forced a fumble and made 6 tackles (4 solo) in the Fighting Irish 28-20 win over then #16 BYU.
Joseph is a native of College Station, Texas. He was a consensus All-American last season at Northwestern before transferring to Notre Dame. On the year, Joseph has made 15 tackles, forced a fumble, has a quarterback hurry and a pass break up.
The Lott IMPACT® Trophy is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate excellence in the field of athletics and recognizes college football’s Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies the IMPACT acronym: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
The mission of The Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation is to recognize and support both national and local charities that serve the youth of America with a focus on education and have a positive IMPACT® on the lives of young men and women.
Other nominees for the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Player of the Week in Week 6:
FELIX ANUDIKE-UZOMAH, DE, Kansas State, Jr.
Forced a fumble and had a sack to lead the Wildcats to a 10-9 win over Iowa State.
TOMMY EICHENBERG, LB, Ohio State, Sr.
8 tackles, with 0.5 sacks and a pass broken up in 49-20 win at Michigan State.
NICK FIGUEROA, DL, USC, Sr.
2 sacks in USCs 30-14 win over Washington State.
WILL McDONALD IV, DE, Iowa State, Jr.
2 sacks, 4 tackles in 10-9 loss to Kansas State
Previous Winners of the Lott IMPACT® Trophy:
2004 – David Pollack, Georgia
2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
2006 – Dante Hughes, Cal
2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2009 – Jerry Hughes, TCU
2010 – J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
2011 – Luke Kuechly, Boston College
2012 – Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
2013 – Anthony Barr, UCLA
2014 – Eric Kendricks, UCLA
2015 – Carl Nassib, Penn State
2016 – Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
2017 – Josey Jewell, Iowa
2018 – Josh Allen, Kentucky
2019 – Derek Brown, Auburn
2020 – Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
2021 – Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan