Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 231 lb · Brook Park, OH · Midpark
Joe Bachie: LB · Michigan State · #35.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joe Bachie
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent four seasons in the Michigan State linebacker corps. On tape: 14 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Northwestern, Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 9.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
The State News Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 72 | 37 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 102 | 47 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 94 | 43 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 279 | 130 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 11 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 14 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State | 11 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 37 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%10 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups72 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 279 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
