Joel Dublanko: LB · Cincinnati · #41.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joel Dublanko
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Cincinnati. First career honor, 2021: All-AAC. One game to point at: 17 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tulsa — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
106 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 11 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 this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 113 | 59 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 51 | 32 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 34 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 233 | 113 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Murray State | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24@ Indiana | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-3vs Temple | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-21vs UCF | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-20@ Navy | 15 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-12@ Tulane | 9 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20vs Tulsa | 17 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 45-28@ South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-14vs SMU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-13@ East Carolina | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-20vs No. 16 Houston | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 106 | 56 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
113tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%12 TFLSack rate
5%6 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups113 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Luke Fickell — 48-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
46.9%
399 pass / 451 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Cincinnati, 233 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Luke Fickell.
