Joel Starlings

DL • 6'4" • 302 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA

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Joel Starlings shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.9 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: North Carolina • Maryland
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

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Joel Starlings built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Richmond, VA wearing No. 44, spending time with Maryland and North Carolina. The clearest part of Joel Starlings' career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9027

Benedictine · Richmond, VA

Committed To: North Carolina
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Maryland · DL
Career Tackles: 7
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 6 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland
Top game: Wisconsin
Recruit profile: 4-star · Benedictine · North Carolina
High school pipeline: Benedictine · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 44 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 7 tackles · DL 711th (top 66%) · Big Ten 411th (top 53%) · National 3,310th (top 54%)

Joel Starlings played DL for North Carolina and Maryland. Across 3 tracked seasons, Joel Starlings recorded 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Maryland.

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