Player Career

Joe Joe Headen Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Old Dominion

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonOld Dominion921.83.7
2018 Regular SeasonOld Dominion718.11.9-2
2019 Regular SeasonOld Dominion1152.4-6
2020 Regular SeasonOld Dominion0-1
2021 PostseasonOld Dominion824.448
2021 Regular SeasonOld Dominion824.440

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.

1

Havoc Plays

69.4 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Charlotte

Week 13 · W 56-34 · Conference game

1

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

2

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

1

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

1

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

53

#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