Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 217 lb · Palatine, IL
Joey Rattin: LB · Northern Illinois · #37.
Joey Rattin
This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Northern Illinois. On tape: 2 tackles against Bowling Green, Week 7, 2024.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-15vs Western Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-14@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-13vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-16vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-20@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-20@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 16-14
at Notre Dame
2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
3 seasons under Thomas Hammock, all run-leaning offenses — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
40.1%
368 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 17 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
