Joseph Dorceus

Tulsa

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Memphis Football vs. Penn State Cotton Bowl 2019

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ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 28: Cotton Bowl Classic between Memphis and Penn State on December 28, 2019 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by George Walker/DFWsportsonline)

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Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 277
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Spring, Texas
Prev School:
Spring HS

Honors

• American Athletic Conference honorable mention all-conference (2019)
• Tiger 3.0 Club for 2019 spring semester
• 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2016 Glenn Jones Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year

2020 (Redshirt Senior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season, earning 10 starts
• Totaled 30 tackles, 21 solo, to go with 8.5 TFL, three sacks and four quarterback hurries
• Had a season-high seven tackles along with four TFL and one sack in win over Stephen F. Austin
• Also had one sack at SMU and against USF
• Had a two-yard receiving touchdown along with a season-best two quarterback hurries in the Montgomery Bowl against Florida Atlantic

2019 (Redshirt Junior)

• Named an all-conference honorable mention honoree at defensive line after helping Memphis to its first outright American Athletic Conference Championship and a Goodyear Cotton Bowl appearance
• Finished with 45 total tackles, including 28 solos
• He added five sacks, 14.5 TFL, one fumble recovery and five quarterback hurries
• His five sacks and 14.5 TFL ranked second on the team behind Bryce Huff
• Opened the season with a sack and quarterback hurry in a win over Ole Miss
• Added 1.5 sacks in a road win at ULM, adding 4.0 TFL for 19 yards in that game
• In the regular season finale against Cincinnati, in a game Memphis needed to win to get into the AAC Championship game, he had 4.0 TFL and two sacks to help Memphis earn the right to host the championship game and win its first outright championship

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Played in all 14 games, including the Birmingham Bowl
• Ninth on team with 50 total hits (30 solo)
• His 50 total tackles and 30 solo hits led all defensive linemen
• Had 10 multi-tackle performances • Credited with seven TFL (36 yards), six sacks (35 yards), seven QB hurries, two PBU and one forced fumble
• Seven QB hurries were tied for team lead
• Continued role in the offensive backfield as part of a jumbo package
• Had one catch for one yard
• Logged a career-high six total tackles three times vs Navy (3 solo), Tulane (3 solo) and Wake Forest (5 solo) in the Birmingham Bowl
• His five solo hits vs the Demon Deacons were a career-best
• Tied a career-high with two TFL vs UCF
• Both TFL vs the Knights were sacks, and the two sacks were a career-best
• The 13 TFL/sack yardage vs UCF was a career-high • Had best all-around performance vs UCF with five total tackles (4 solo), two TFL, two sacks, one forced fumble and one PBU
• His forced fumble was recovered by John Tate IV and ended a Knights’ threat in Memphis territory (UCF had recovered a Memphis fumble three plays earlier at the Tigers 33-yard line)
• Recorded a career-high four QB hurries in a win at ECU
• Hauled in his first collegiate reception (1 yard) late in the fourth quarter vs ECU
• Caught the pass on a third-and-goal at the ECU 2
• His catch set up a Tony Pollard 1-yard TD run
• In a key win at SMU, had five total tackles (1 solo), 1.5 TFL, one sack and one PBU
• Registered four tackles (3 solo) vs UCF in the American Championship Game

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Saw action in 11 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Logged 16 total stops (11 solo), 5.0 TFL (12 yards) and one sack (6 yards)
• Had four multi-tackle performances
• Registered one PBU and one QB hurry
• Also saw game action on offense in jumbo packages
• Posted a season-best five total tackles (3 solo) in the Tigers’ come-from-behind win at Houston
• Credited with first collegiate tackle in a road win at Connecticut
• Finished the game vs the Huskies with three solo stops and his first collegiate TFL/sack (6 yards)
• Had four total tackles (2 solo) in a road win at Tulsa
• Logged three total hits (2 solo), two TFL (4 yards), one PBU and one QB hurry in a home win over ECU
• Made his collegiate debut in a home victory over Southern Illinois

2016 (Freshman)

• Redshirted

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Played defensive end and running back at Spring High School in Spring, Texas, for head coach Sam Parker
• Helped the Lions to an 11-2 overall record his senior season
• On offense, had 41 carries for 238 yards and 15 TD
• Had a season-long rush of 37 yards
• Son of Dorete Dorceus
• Older brother, Doroland, was a member of the Tigers program from 2013-17