Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Wisconsin
Joel Stave
QB • 6'5" • Greenfield, WI, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Joel Stave is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Joel Stave built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Greenfield, WI wearing No. 2, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Joel Stave's career was his passing role: 7,635...
Read the storyJoel Stave, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Wisconsin. Joel Stave is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,369
- Passing yards
- 7,635
- Touchdowns
- 50
Quick Answers
Joel Stave quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,369
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 2,564 total offense · QB 67th (top 22%) · Big Ten 8th (top 5%) · National 67th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Postseason | Wisconsin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 8 | 1,053 | 1,104 | -51 | 6 | 45.5 |
| 2013 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 76 | 80 | -4 | 2 | 61.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 2,396 | 2,414 | -18 | 21 | 61.7 |
| 2014 Postseason | Wisconsin | 10 | 108 | 121 | -13 | 1 | 46.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 10 | 1,172 | 1,229 | -57 | 8 | 46.5 |
| 2015 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 215 | 217 | -2 | 1 | 64.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 2,349 | 2,470 | -121 | 11 | 64.2 |
Related Context
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Joel Stave played QB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joel Stave recorded 7,635 passing yards, -266 rushing yards, and 50 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 2,564 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 54.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 294 yards of offense and 54.8 efficiency. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
190.2
Efficiency
54.4
Usage
7.1
Consistency
80.2
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 76. Massachusetts: 202. Tennessee Tech: 223. Arizona State: 182. Purdue: 153. Ohio State: 294. Northwestern: 230. Illinois: 186. Iowa: 159. BYU: 192. Indiana: 117. Minnesota: 137. Penn State: 321
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 16 by 47.4. Massachusetts: 20 by 60.7. Tennessee Tech: 33 by 60.5. Arizona State: 31 by 50.5. Purdue: 20 by 52.9. Ohio State: 38 by 54.8. Northwestern: 32 by 51. Illinois: 22 by 62.8. Iowa: 26 by 55.4. BYU: 35 by 52.6. Indiana: 16 by 53.6. Minnesota: 28 by 59.2. Penn State: 56 by 46.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins177.7 · Games = 9 · -40.6 vs Losses
Losses218.3 · Games = 4 · +40.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
62.8 vs Illinois
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | @ South Carolina | L 24-34 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 69.2 | 2 | 1 | 47.4 | 3 | -4 | -1.30 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Penn State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 24-31 | 29 | 53 | 339 | 54.7 | 3 | 3 | 46.3 | 3 | -18 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Minnesota | W 20-7 | 16 | 26 | 127 | 61.5 | 1 | 1 | 59.2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Indiana | W 51-3 | 7 | 15 | 122 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs BYU | W 27-17 | 23 | 32 | 196 | 71.9 | 1 | 1 | 52.6 | 3 | -4 | -1.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Iowa | W 28-9 | 11 | 19 | 144 | 57.9 | 2 | 1 | 55.4 | 7 | 15 | 2.10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Illinois | W 56-32 | 16 | 21 | 189 | 76.2 | 2 | 0 | 62.8 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Northwestern3+ TD | W 35-6 | 17 | 28 | 241 | 60.7 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 4 | -11 | -2.80 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Ohio State | L 24-31 | 20 | 34 | 295 | 58.8 | 2 | 1 | 54.8 | 4 | -1 | -0.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Purdue | W 41-10 | 12 | 19 | 158 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | 52.9 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Arizona State | L 30-32 | 15 | 30 | 187 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 50.5 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Tennessee Tech3+ TD | W 48-0 | 24 | 29 | 219 | 82.8 | 3 | 1 | 60.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Massachusetts3+ TD | W 45-0 | 9 | 17 | 197 | 52.9 | 2 | 1 | 60.7 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 1 | 4 |
Player Story
Joel Stave story
Joel Stave built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Greenfield, WI wearing No. 2, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Joel Stave's career was his passing role: 7,635 passing yards, 48 touchdown passes, and 1,031 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: Joel Stave 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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Wisconsin
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Postseason | Wisconsin | 1,053 | 58.5 | 7.7 | 1,053 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1,053 | 58.5 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Wisconsin | 2,472 | 54.4 | 7.1 | 1,419 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2,472 | 54.4 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Wisconsin | 1,280 | 53.8 | 3.4 | -1,192 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1,280 | 53.8 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Wisconsin | 2,564 | 56.4 | 9.5 | 1,284 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2,564 | 56.4 | 9.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 9 · W 48-10 · Conference game
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
217
Total Offense
65 takeover
217 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 7 · W 24-7 · Conference game
326
Total Offense
60.1 takeover
Win with 326 yards of offense and 62.2 efficiency.
326 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 5 · L 24-31 · Conference game
294
Total Offense
59.8 takeover
Loss with 294 yards of offense and 54.8 efficiency.
294 total offense with 54.8 efficiency.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 4 · W 37-26
208
Total Offense
59.3 takeover
Win with 208 yards of offense and 61.8 efficiency.
208 total offense with 61.8 efficiency.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 12 · L 7-13 · Conference game
171
Total Offense
58.9 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
171 total offense with 47.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Wisconsin
2,564 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Wisconsin
64.2
2,564 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Wisconsin
61.7
2,472 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
5
250+ passing yards
3
300+ total offense
5
3+ TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
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