Sebastian Joseph-Day

Joseph-Day has filled a traditional run-stuffing role as an interior defensive lineman throughout the first five years of his career. His fit in Tennessee should remain the same, even if he kicks out to an end position due to the addition of T'Vondre Sweat in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Joseph-Day should have the chance to stay on the field plenty, but his productivity from a fantasy sense will remain limited.

The massive defensive tackle joined the Chargers on a three-year, $24 million deal last season to improve the defensive line last offseason and Joseph-Day more or less held up his end of the bargain playing over 750 total snaps and recording 56 tackles and nine tackles for a loss. Too often the Chargers still were pushed around in the run game, a fact that could prove even more troublesome given the team didn't add any household names up front this offseason.

Head coach Brandon Staley brought a bit of his Rams roster to the other side of LA this offseason as the Chargers signed Joseph-Day to a massive three-year deal despite the defensive tackle missing the last 14 games of last season due to a pectoral injury. In his seven games played, the fourth-year rusher played a key role for last year's Super Bowl champions as he accounted for 38 tackles and three sacks. With Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack rushing off the edge, it's likely Joseph-Day and 2019 first-round pick Jerry Tillery will be prominent interior pass rushers for a Chargers defense that is expected to take a massive step forward in 2022.

The 26-year-old defensive tackle has started 31 of 32 games the past two seasons, including all 16 in 2020. Joseph-Day also racked up 11 more tackles last year than in 2019, despite playing 76 fewer defensive snaps. However, the run stopper has just three career sacks, so there's not a lot of fantasy upside. Joseph-Day likely is only an IDP option in formats that require managers to start multiple defensive linemen.

A 15-game starter in 2019, Joseph-Day is the favorite to open the 2020 season as the starting defensive tackle in Los Angeles' 3-4 base defense following A'Shawn Robinson's placement on the active/non-football injury list during the offseason. A sixth-round selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, the 25-year-old recorded 44 tackles (25 solo) and two sacks last year. However, unless there's notable statistical improvement, it's unlikely Joseph-Day makes a consistent fantasy impact in IDP settings.

The second-year pro didn't see the field as a rookie after being selected in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Joseph-Day projects to slide into a starting role in 2019, though. He committed to an offseason conditioning and nutrition program and has stood out during OTAs and training camp. It's unlikely Joseph-Day has a notable fantasy impact, but he could surprise if opposing offenses are too focused on slowing down fellow linemen Aaron Donald and Michael Brockers.