Player Dossier

2022-2025

Ball State

Joey Stemler

LB • 6'1" • 236 lbs • Cleves, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Joey Stemler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.8

Efficiency

20.8

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

9.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Joey Stemler, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State. Joey Stemler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 9.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.8 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: Ohio

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

20.8

Usage

4.8

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 0. Auburn: 0. Unknown: 0. UConn: 0. Ohio: 1.5. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Miami (OH): 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 4 by 31.7. Western Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=2 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=7 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio

Best efficiency game

35 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Sat 11/29@ Miami (OH)L 24-4564100
Sat 11/22@ ToledoL 9-3844000
Sat 11/15vs Eastern MichiganL 9-2440000
Sat 10/18vs AkronW 42-2850000
Sat 10/11@ Western MichiganL 0-4275000
Sat 10/4vs OhioW 20-14410.5001
Sat 9/20@ UConnL 25-3122000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown31000
Sat 9/6@ AuburnL 3-4244000
Sat 8/30@ PurdueL 0-3155000

Career Arc

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

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    Ball State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBall State04.70.8
2023 Regular SeasonBall State09.41.70
2024 Regular SeasonBall State9.529.89.59.5
2025 Regular SeasonBall State2.520.84.8-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kent State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.3 takeover score.

#2

Ohio

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#3

Vanderbilt

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#4

Miami (OH)

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1.5

Primary metric

Game with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary output · 9.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Ball State

35.2

0 primary · 4.7 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

22.6

9.5 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8019

Elder · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

127

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 37 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Joey Stemler quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
127