Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Northwestern
Joe Spivak
DL • 6'0" • 300 lbs • Darien, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Spivak shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Joe Spivak built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Darien, IL wearing No. 93, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Joe Spivak's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Joe Spivak, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Northwestern. Joe Spivak shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 31
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Joe Spivak quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 31
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Montini Catholic · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Montini Catholic · 19 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 8 tackles · DL 574th (top 61%) · Big Ten 301st (top 48%) · National 2,946th (top 50%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 27.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.1 |
Related Context
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Joe Spivak played DL for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joe Spivak recorded 31 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Northwestern paired 2 primary output with 9.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
7.3
Usage
1.6
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 1. Ohio: 0. Rutgers: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 3 by 22.5. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Duke
Player Story
Joe Spivak story
Joe Spivak built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Darien, IL wearing No. 93, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Joe Spivak's career was his defensive production: 31 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Joe Spivak's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1.5 | 8.1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 2 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Auburn
Week 1 · W 35-19 · Postseason
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Duke
Week 3 · L 23-30
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Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 3 · W 30-14
1
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 3 · W 49-7
1
Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 14 · W 29-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
31.4 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Northwestern
2 primary output · 9.8 efficiency · 2.9 usage
34.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
34.5
2 primary · 9.8 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
30.9
1 primary · 7.1 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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