Chris Joines
Arrived at Rutgers from Mercer. On tape: 7 tackles against Michigan, Week 9, 2026.
40 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-28@ Boston College | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-42vs No. 12 USC | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 58-7vs Howard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 15-47vs No. 6 Indiana | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-30@ Maryland | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-42@ No. 24 Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28vs Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 21-28 vs Michigan, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Rutgers’s defense played that day
Michigan’s 8 drives: 4 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 8.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
7 tackles.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL40 tackles.
2 seasons under Greg Schiano, all run-leaning offenses — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
44.0%
221 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
255 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
40 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #356 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
