Usage / Role
44%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Old Dominion
Joe Joe Headen
S • 5'10" • 180 lbs • Harrisburg, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Joe Headen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Joe Joe Headen built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Harrisburg, PA wearing No. 24, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Joe Joe Headen's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Old Dominion
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Joe Joe Headen, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Old Dominion. Joe Joe Headen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 154
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
Joe Joe Headen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Old Dominion · S
- Career Tackles
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Old Dominion
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bishop McDevitt · Old Dominion
- High school pipeline
- Bishop McDevitt · 27 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · S 78th (top 16%) · Conference USA 49th (top 8%) · National 469th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 51 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 11 | 31 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 9 | 30 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Old Dominion | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 13 | 50 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 53 |
Related Context
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Joe Joe Headen played S for Old Dominion. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joe Joe Headen recorded 154 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Old Dominion paired 8 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Old Dominion
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
4
Consistency
65.6
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 0.5. Wake Forest: 0. Hampton: 0. Liberty: 0. Buffalo: 1. UTEP: 1. Marshall: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Louisiana Tech: 1. Florida International: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. Middle Tennessee: 1. Charlotte: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 7 by 34.2. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Hampton: 3 by 12.5. Liberty: 4 by 16.7. Buffalo: 1 by 14.2. UTEP: 0 by 10. Marshall: 7 by 39.2. Western Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 30.8. Florida International: 5 by 20.8. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 30. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/20 | @ Tulsa | L 17-30 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Charlotte | W 56-34 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 24-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 30-16 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Florida International | W 47-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 23-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Western Kentucky | L 20-43 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Marshall | L 13-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | @ UTEP | L 21-28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Buffalo | L 34-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Liberty | L 17-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Hampton | W 47-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Wake Forest | L 10-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joe Joe Headen story
Joe Joe Headen built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Harrisburg, PA wearing No. 24, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Joe Joe Headen's career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Old Dominion. 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 Joe Headen's production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Old Dominion.
The arc is straightforward: Joe Joe Headen 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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Old Dominion
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 9 | 21.8 | 3.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 7 | 18.1 | 1.9 | -2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 15 | 2.4 | -6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Old Dominion | 8 | 24.4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 8 | 24.4 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Charlotte
Week 13 · W 56-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 9 · L 38-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 6 · L 13-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 9 · W 23-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Old Dominion
8 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 4 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Old Dominion
53
8 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
51
9 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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