Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Penn State
Joe Suhey
RB • 6'1" • Deerfield, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Joe Suhey leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
3
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
12
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Joe Suhey built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Deerfield, IL wearing No. 37, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Joe Suhey's career was his receiving role: 50...
Read the storyJoe Suhey, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Penn State. Joe Suhey leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 637
- Rushing yards
- 160
- Receiving yards
- 477
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Joe Suhey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 637
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Latest roster
- No. 37 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 152 scrimmage yards · RB 286th (top 62%) · Big Ten 103rd (top 48%) · National 1,000th (top 47%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Penn State | 5 | 62 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2009 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 245 | 59 | 186 | 1 | 49.9 |
| 2010 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 165 | 13 | 152 | 1 | 38 |
| 2011 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 151 | 51 | 100 | 2 | 33.6 |
Related Context
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Joe Suhey played RB for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joe Suhey recorded 160 rushing yards, 477 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Penn State paired 254 primary output with 40.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 39.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Penn State
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
15.2
Efficiency
39.1
Usage
4.7
Consistency
22.1
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 1. Indiana State: 45. Alabama: 4. Temple: 4. Eastern Michigan: 32. Indiana: 7. Iowa: 40. Purdue: 12. Nebraska: 3. Ohio State: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 1 by 8.3. Indiana State: 8 by 53.6. Alabama: 1 by 33.3. Temple: 2 by 14.6. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 100. Indiana: 2 by 36.5. Iowa: 5 by 55.2. Purdue: 2 by 43.8. Nebraska: 1 by 31.3. Ohio State: 2 by 14.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins20.6 · Games = 7 · +17.9 vs Losses
Losses2.7 · Games = 3 · -17.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Houston | L 14-30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Ohio State | W 20-14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Nebraska | L 14-17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Purdue | W 23-18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Iowa | W 13-3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 8 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Indiana | W 16-10 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 34-6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 16 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Temple | W 14-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Alabama | L 11-27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Indiana State | W 41-7 | 6 | 29 | 4.80 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5.6 |
Player Story
Joe Suhey story
Joe Suhey built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Deerfield, IL wearing No. 37, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Joe Suhey's career was his receiving role: 50 catches, 477 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 160 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 160 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Joe Suhey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Penn State | 62 | 34.3 | 3.7 | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Penn State | 254 | 40.6 | 6 | 192 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Penn State | 254 | 40.6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Penn State | 169 | 44.1 | 4 | -85 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Penn State | 169 | 44.1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Penn State | 152 | 39.1 | 4.7 | -17 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 152 | 39.1 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 10 · W 35-21 · Conference game
Win with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
73.3 takeover
67 scrimmage yards and 9.4 usage.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 12 · W 42-14 · Conference game
56
Scrimmage Yards
67.2 takeover
Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
56 scrimmage yards and 10.3 usage.
#3
vs Indiana State
Week 1 · W 41-7
45
Scrimmage Yards
63.9 takeover
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 13.3 usage.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 4 · W 34-6
32
Scrimmage Yards
61 takeover
Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
32 scrimmage yards and 4.2 usage.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 1 · W 66-10
28
Scrimmage Yards
56.9 takeover
Win with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
28 scrimmage yards and 6.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Penn State
254 primary output · 40.6 efficiency · 6 usage
49.9
#2
2009 Regular Season · Penn State
49.9
254 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Penn State
38
169 primary · 44.1 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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