2025: Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year ... Second-Team All-Sun Belt ... Finished eighth in the country in total offense with 302.6 yards per game ... Tied for 37th in the country with 21 passing touchdowns and 25th in the country with 13 rushing touchdowns ... Finished tied for 11th in total touchdowns with 34 ... His 1,007 rushing yards were the most by an ODU quarterback and fifth in the country by a QB ... Started all 12 games he played in ... Completed 173-of-290 passes for 2,624 yards, 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions ... Rushed 158 times for 1,007 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Completed 11-of-22 passes for 96 yards and had 10 carries for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener at Indiana. He rushed for a 75-yard TD on the first play of the game and added a 78-yard score in the fourth quarter ... Completed 19-of-24 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 49 yards and a TD in the win over NCCU ... In the win at Virginia Tech, threw for 276 yards on 16-of-22 passing and two touchdowns, and had 63 yards rushing and a score ... Went 18-for-26 for 271 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 76 yards in the win over Liberty ... Passed for a season high 315 yards on 17-of-30 passing and four touchdowns in the win over Coastal Carolina. Also had seven carries for 66 yards and a touchdown ... Completed 15-of-28 passing for 266 yards and a TD at Marshall, and rushed 12 times for 50 yards and a touchdown ... Went 13-of-21 passing for 209 yards and three scores and had four yards rushing at JMU ... Completed 21-of-35 passes for 310 yards and three scores and had 18 carries for 61 yards in the win over App State ... Was 12-of-22 passing for 231 yards in the win at ULM, and had 16 carries for 72 yards and three touchdowns ... Completed 10-of-20 passes for 147 yards and a TD in the win over Troy, and rushed 13 times for 90 yards and a touchdown ... Completed 12-of-18 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown at Georgia Southern and rushed 20 times for a career high 189 yards and a touchdown ... Went 9-for-22 for 106 yards and rushed 19 times for 108 yards and a touchdown in the win over Georgia State.
2024: Sun Belt Honorable Mention ... Played in nine games, making eight starts at quarterback ... Completed 133-of-222 passes for 1,627 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions ... Rushed for 647 yards on 114 carries and 11 touchdowns ... Tied for fourth in the Sun Belt with 11 rushing touchdowns and finished sixth in the league with 71.89 rushing yards per game ... Placed seventh in the Sun Belt in passing efficiency at 133.32 and ninth in the league in passing yards per game with 180.78 yards per game ... Had a pair of 300-yard passing games and two 100-yard rushing games ... Made his first career start against Virginia Tech, completing 1-of-2 passes for 12 yards and rushing for a yard ... Came in during the third quarter of the win at Bowling Green and led ODU to a come-from-behind win. Completed 6-of-13 passes for 26 yards and rushed for 65 yards on nine attempts and his first career touchdown ... Passed for 262 yards on 22-of-40 passes and three touchdowns and carried 12 times for 68 yards against Coastal Carolina ... In the win at Georgia State, completed 14-of-23 passes for 141 yards, a TD and INT. Rushed 11 times for 98 yards ... In the win over Texas State, Completed 15-of-28 passes for 130 yards and carried 16 times for 111 yards and three touchdowns. It was his first career 100-yard rushing game ... In the Thursday night win over Georgia Southern, registered first career 300-yard passing game, completing 20-of-26 passes for 304 yards and a career-high four touchdowns ... Also rushed eight times for 69 yards and a touchdown. Became the first ODU player to be named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week ... Passed for 332 yards on 27-of-38 passes with two touchdowns and an interception at App State. Had 17 carries for 42 yards ... Completed 9-of-21 passes for 189 yards and rushed 13 times for 35 yards and three touchdowns against James Madison. It was his second career three rushing TD game ... Was 19-for-31 for 227 yards, a touchdown and interception, while rushing a career-high 25 times for 158 yards and two touchdowns against Marshall.
2023: Redshirted ... Did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit by 247Sports … Completed 209-of-344 for 4,150 yards, and a school record 41 touchdowns as a senior … Also rushed for 508 yards and five touchdowns ... Helped lead Newport Harbor to an 8-5 record and berth in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs ... Earned first-team all-conference honors.
PERSONAL: Son of David and Christine Joseph ... One brother, Drayton, and one sister, Lindsey ... His father, David, holds the Raytown South High School single-season record for interceptions ... His brother Drayton, won the Los Angeles City Golf Tournament in June, 2023 and played collegiately at Washington State ... Majoring in real estate business.
COLTON JOSEPH CAREER PASSING STATS
| Year | Games | Comp. | Att. | INT | Yards | TD'S | LONG | PCT. |
| 2024 | 9 | 133 | 222 | 5 | 1627 | 11 | 61 | 59.9 |
| 2025 | 12 | 173 | 290 | 10 | 2624 | 21 | 98 | 59.7 |
| TOTAL | 21 | 306 | 512 | 15 | 4251 | 32 | 98 | 59.8 |
COLTON JOSEPH CAREER RUSHING STATS
| Year | Games | Att. | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg. |
| 2024 | 9 | 114 | 647 | 11 | 39 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 12 | 158 | 1007 | 13 | 78 | 6.4 |
| TOTAL | 21 | 272 | 1654 | 24 | 78 | 6.1 |