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Player Dossier
2016-2019Northwestern
Joe Gaziano
DL • 6'4" • 275 lbs • Scituate, MA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Gaziano shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Joe Gaziano built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Scituate, MA wearing No. 97, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Joe Gaziano's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJoe Gaziano, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northwestern. Joe Gaziano shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 49
- Sacks
- 30
- QB hurries
- 27
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Joe Gaziano quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DL 29th (top 4%) · Big Ten 75th (top 12%) · National 705th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 41 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 74.1 |
Related Context
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Joe Gaziano played DL for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joe Gaziano recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northwestern paired 39 primary output with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
3.3
Efficiency
43
Usage
13.9
Consistency
62.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 7. Nevada: 5. Duke: 2. Bowling Green: 2. Wisconsin: 2. Penn State: 2.5. Iowa: 4. Michigan State: 2. Nebraska: 3. Purdue: 4. Minnesota: 2. Illinois: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 6 by 75. Nevada: 1 by 54.2. Duke: 3 by 32.5. Bowling Green: 2 by 28.3. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Penn State: 3 by 37.5. Iowa: 6 by 65. Michigan State: 2 by 28.3. Nebraska: 3 by 42.5. Purdue: 1 by 44.2. Minnesota: 2 by 28.3. Illinois: 4 by 51.7
Split Comparison
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Wins3.6 · Games = 9 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 3 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
75 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs KentuckySplash game | W 24-23 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 42-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 39-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 23-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 31-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 39-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Iowa2+ sacks · Splash game | W 17-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Penn StateSplash game | L 7-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 24-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 49-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ DukeSplash game | L 17-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 31-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joe Gaziano story
Joe Gaziano built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Scituate, MA wearing No. 97, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Joe Gaziano's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 49 tackles for loss, 30 sacks, and 15 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Joe Gaziano's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Joe Gaziano moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 17 | 24.5 | 8.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 17 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 39 | 43 | 13.9 | 22 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 39 | 43 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 31 | 39.4 | 15.5 | -8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 31 | 39.4 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 34 | 44.5 | 14.9 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 1 · W 24-23 · Postseason
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 13 · L 22-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 2 · L 7-21
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 11 · W 45-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Massachusetts
Week 12 · W 45-6
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Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northwestern
39 primary output · 43 efficiency · 13.9 usage
76.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
76.5
39 primary · 43 efficiency · 13.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
74.1
34 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 14.9 usage
Milestones
23
Impact games
33
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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