Usage Score
1.8
Player Dossier
2023-2025North Carolina
Joel Starlings
DL • 6'4" • 302 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joel Starlings shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.2
Consistency
5.6
Season Value
10.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- North Carolina • Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
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.
Joel Starlings, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland. Joel Starlings shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Maryland paired 2 primary output with 8.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, Maryland.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.2
Usage
1.8
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Indiana: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0
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. Florida Atlantic: 0 by 0. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Wisconsin
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
North Carolina
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Maryland
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Wisconsin
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#2
Rutgers
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.
#3
Michigan
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
#4
Indiana
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
#5
Northern Illinois
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Maryland
2 primary output · 8.2 efficiency · 1.8 usage
10.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · North Carolina
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9027
Benedictine · Richmond, VA
- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 6 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.