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Joshua Metellus

S Safety · official depth S1 · Michigan · #44 · PRO

5' 11" · 208 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)

age 28 · born 1998-01-21 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20

ESPN team roster · 2026-09-20Over The Cap · 2026-09-08

MIN · active

Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage

Inspect sources and coverage · Open club

Inspect file assembly

lifecycle: veteran — 7 NFL regular-season line(s) 2020–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20

Not joined yet · 2026 regular-season line on the seasonal record but no rank row joined for this id — a join task (the rank record lists 18 unmatched nflverse names), not an unranked player Next: match this player to the available source records. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Inspect2026 regular-season line on the seasonal well but no rank row joined for this id — a join task (the rank well lists 18 unmatched nflverse names), not an unranked player Next: match this player to the available source records.
Inspect season and contract figures

Last season line

Sources disagree · Current season totals held: source player identity does not uniquely match this file. (asOf 2026-09-20T14:36:04.573Z)

Season stats

Sources disagree · Current season totals held: source player identity does not uniquely match this file. (asOf 2026-09-20T14:36:04.573Z)

ContractOver The Cap · 2026-09-08

Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)

NFL by year
  1. 2025 · MIN · SAF · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolvedstat row carries no counting column at this position
  2. 2024 · MIN · SAF · 17 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolvedstat row carries no counting column at this position
  3. 2023 · MIN · SAF · 17 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolvedstat row carries no counting column at this position
  4. 2022 · MIN · SAF · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolvedstat row carries no counting column at this position
  5. 2021 · MIN · SAF · 10 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolvedstat row carries no counting column at this position
  6. 2020 · MIN · SAF · 6 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolvedstat row carries no counting column at this position
nflverse stats_player_reg 1999–2026 · 2026-09-20

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

Official games

Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists

NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-15as of 2026-09-13
College by year
  1. 2019 · Michigan · defensive74 tkl · 0 sackHC Jim HarbaughCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
  2. 2018 · Michigan · defensive47 tkl · 0 sackHC Jim HarbaughCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
  3. 2017 · Michigan · defensive51 tkl · 0 sackHC Jim HarbaughCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
  4. 2016 · Michigan · defensive15 tkl · 1 sackHC Jim HarbaughCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
CollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
Draft

2020 · round 6 · pick 205 · MIN · Michigan

nflverse draft_picks · 2026-09-20
Combine / pro day
  1. 2020 Combine · S · Michigan · 5-11 · 209 lb40 4.55 · bench 20 · vert 36.5" · broad 124" · 3-cone 6.94 · shuttle 4.4drafted 2020 · round 6 · Minnesota Vikings
nflverse combine · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file

Injuries

Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Suspensions / discipline

Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Transactions

Source not provisioned · no filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing). Pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Awards

0× Pro Bowl · 0× All-Pro · 2 seasons started · career through 2026

nflverse draft_picks (PFR career honors counts) · 2026-09-20

career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present

Inspect · sources, membership and decision coverage

Availability · Practice and game designation not reported

Roster membership is separate from health, practice participation and game designation. Active does not confirm that a player will dress. Practice-squad players require promotion/elevation in a Scenario; other blocked memberships cannot enter an eligible lineup.

Joshua Metellus · Decision coverage

One canonical person · current participant · 5 answered / 8 applicable questions · 0 do not apply.

Answered includes sourced values and bounded negatives. A future checkpoint is not overdue ingestion; an unresolved source is not proof of nonpublication.

Sources disagree: 1 · Not sourced yet: 2

Evidence windows stay explicit. Historical awards, discipline and college links are outside this decision count.

  • Membership

    Answered · active

    Evidence window: 2026-09-20T13:09:16.875Z

    vikings.com / current roster sections
  • Lineup eligibility

    Answered · Roster eligible; game clearance is separate.

    Evidence window: 2026-09-20T13:09:16.875Z

    vikings.com / current roster sections
  • Listed role

    Answered · S

    vikings.com / players-roster + depth chart
  • Recent usage / sample

    Answered · Started · GB at MIN · one connected game / observation

    Evidence window: 2026-09-13

    NFL Game Summary
  • Production / sample

    Sources disagree · Current season totals held: source player identity does not uniquely match this file.

    Evidence window: 2026-09-20T14:36:04.573Z

    nflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved)

    Owner: Player evidence ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

  • Practice participation

    Not sourced yet · No dated report row is connected to this person. Publication, a missing join and omission from a report are not distinguished by this evidence.

    Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

  • Game designation

    Not sourced yet · No dated report row is connected to this person. Publication, a missing join and omission from a report are not distinguished by this evidence.

    Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

  • Contract term

    Answered · Signed through 2028

    Evidence window: 2026-09-08

    Over The Cap