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Player Dossier
2018-2023Eastern Michigan
Joe Sparacio
LB • 5'11" • 220 lbs • Naples, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Sparacio shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Boston College • Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Joe Sparacio built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Naples, FL wearing No. 19, spending time with Boston College and Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Joe Sparacio's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Joe Sparacio, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan. Joe Sparacio shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 285
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Joe Sparacio quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 285
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · First Baptist Academy · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- First Baptist Academy · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 139 tackles · LB 5th (top 1%) · Mid-American 1st (top 1%) · National 5th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 11 | 43 | 4.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 5 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 84 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 78.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 134 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 78.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boston College to Eastern Michigan | P4 to G5/FCS | 76.3 | Dec 15, 2021 |
Joe Sparacio played LB for Boston College and Eastern Michigan. Across 6 tracked seasons, Joe Sparacio recorded 285 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Eastern Michigan paired 20 primary output with 53.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 53.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boston College, Eastern Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
53.5
Usage
13.5
Consistency
62.2
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 2. Howard: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Massachusetts: 1.5. Jacksonville State: 0.5. Central Michigan: 3. Ball State: 3. Kent State: 2. Northern Illinois: 0. Western Michigan: 2.5. Toledo: 0. Akron: 3. Buffalo: 2
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 5 by 40.8. Howard: 10 by 41.7. Minnesota: 14 by 55. Massachusetts: 14 by 65. Jacksonville State: 14 by 55. Central Michigan: 8 by 63.3. Ball State: 9 by 67.5. Kent State: 12 by 70. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 23 by 75. Toledo: 6 by 25. Akron: 15 by 80. Buffalo: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
80 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/24 | vs South AlabamaSplash game | L 10-59 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/22 | @ BuffaloSplash game | W 24-11 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Akron10+ tackles · Splash game | W 30-27 | 15 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | @ Toledo | L 23-49 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Western Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-45 | 23 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Northern Illinois | L 13-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Kent State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-14 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 24-10 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Central MichiganSplash game | L 23-26 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Jacksonville State10+ tackles | L 0-21 | 14 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Massachusetts10+ tackles | W 19-17 | 14 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles | L 6-25 | 14 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Howard10+ tackles | W 33-23 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joe Sparacio story
Joe Sparacio built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Naples, FL wearing No. 19, spending time with Boston College and Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Joe Sparacio's career was his defensive production: 285 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Eastern Michigan. 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 Sparacio's production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College and Eastern Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Joe Sparacio 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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Boston College
2018-2021
Opening stop
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Eastern Michigan
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 7.5 | 25.8 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 7.5 | 25.8 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 2 | 10.9 | 3.8 | -5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 2.5 | 10 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 35.6 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 20 | 53.5 | 13.5 | 11 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 20 | 53.5 | 13.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 12 · W 30-27 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 6 · W 24-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Central Michigan
Week 5 · L 23-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 9 · L 21-45 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 13 · W 38-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
20 primary output · 53.5 efficiency · 13.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
78.9
20 primary · 53.5 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
51.5
9 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
11
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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