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Player Dossier
2006-2009Akron
Joe Tuzze
RB • 5'11" • Mayfield, PA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Joe Tuzze leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
6
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
14
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Joe Tuzze built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Mayfield, PA wearing No. 32, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Joe Tuzze's career was his backfield work: 366 rushing...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2004
Joe Tuzze, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Akron. Joe Tuzze leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 444
- Rushing yards
- 366
- Receiving yards
- 78
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Joe Tuzze quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 444
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Brookwood · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Brookwood · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 273 scrimmage yards · RB 206th (top 46%) · Mid-American 73rd (top 33%) · National 703rd (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Akron | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 91 | 55 | 36 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Akron | 4 | 75 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Akron | 8 | 273 | 244 | 29 | 2 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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Joe Tuzze played RB for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joe Tuzze recorded 366 rushing yards, 78 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Akron paired 273 primary output with 43.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2006 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2006 Regular Season · Akron
Games
1
Scrimmage Yards / G
5
Efficiency
41.7
Usage
2.4
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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All Games5 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/17 | @ Ohio | L 7-17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Player Story
Joe Tuzze story
Joe Tuzze built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Mayfield, PA wearing No. 32, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Joe Tuzze's career was his backfield work: 366 rushing yards, 85 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 78 receiving yards across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 78 receiving yards and 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Joe Tuzze's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Akron
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Akron | 5 | 41.7 | 2.4 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Akron | 91 | 43.9 | 4.6 | 86 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Akron | 75 | 58 | 6.8 | -16 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Akron | 273 | 43.3 | 14.8 | 198 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 6 · L 7-19 · Conference game
Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75
Scrimmage Yards
79.1 takeover
75 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 4 · L 21-48 · Conference game
76
Scrimmage Yards
78.9 takeover
Loss with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#3
vs Cincinnati
Week 5 · L 15-17
29
Scrimmage Yards
60.5 takeover
Loss with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29 scrimmage yards and 8.6 usage.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 13 · L 32-35 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
53.7 takeover
Loss with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
27 scrimmage yards and 9.1 usage.
#5
vs Army
Week 1 · W 22-14
17
Scrimmage Yards
53.2 takeover
Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
17 scrimmage yards and 3.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Akron
273 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 14.8 usage
58.9
#2
2008 Regular Season · Akron
43.2
75 primary · 58 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2006 Regular Season · Akron
37.6
5 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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