Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Ball State
Joey Stemler
LB • 6'1" • 236 lbs • Cleves, OH, USA
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Joey Stemler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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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: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Joey Stemler built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cleves, OH wearing No. 21, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Joey Stemler's career was his defensive production: 127...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Joey Stemler, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State. Joey Stemler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Joey Stemler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Elder · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Elder · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · LB 332nd (top 27%) · Mid-American 79th (top 14%) · National 786th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 18 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 56 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 65.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 10 | 44 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28.7 |
Related Context
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Joey Stemler played LB for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joey Stemler recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Ball State paired 15.5 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
6
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 0. Auburn: 0. New Hampshire: 1. UConn: 0. Ohio: 1.5. Western Michigan: 1. Akron: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Miami (OH): 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 5 by 20.8. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. New Hampshire: 3 by 22.5. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 4 by 31.7. Western Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Toledo | L 9-38 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 9-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Akron | W 42-28 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Western Michigan | L 0-42 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Ohio | W 20-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ UConn | L 25-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs New Hampshire | W 34-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Auburn | L 3-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Purdue | L 0-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joey Stemler story
Joey Stemler built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cleves, OH wearing No. 21, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Joey Stemler's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Joey Stemler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 9.4 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 15.5 | 35.3 | 10.8 | 15.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 4.5 | 22.8 | 6 | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kent State
Week 7 · W 37-35 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 7 · L 0-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Missouri State
Week 2 · W 42-34
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 14 · L 24-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
@ Vanderbilt
Week 8 · L 14-24
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
15.5 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 10.8 usage
65.8
#2
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
41.2
0 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
37
0 primary · 4.7 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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