Usage Score
5
Player Dossier
2024-2025Illinois
Joe Barna
LB • 6'4" • 265 lbs • Wheaton, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Barna shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
15.9
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
16.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
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.
Joe Barna, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Illinois. Joe Barna shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Illinois paired 6 primary output with 15.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss 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
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2025 Postseason · Illinois
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
15.9
Usage
5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 2. Unknown: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Indiana: 2. Purdue: 0. Ohio State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 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. Tennessee: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Indiana: 6 by 45. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=5 · +1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -1.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
45 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 30-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Northwestern | W 20-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rutgers | W 35-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 43-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Indiana | L 10-63 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Western Michigan | W 38-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Illinois
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 3 | 13.2 | 6.3 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 13.2 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 6 | 15.9 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 15.9 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Indiana
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.
#3
Tennessee
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
#4
Western Michigan
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
#5
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Illinois
6 primary output · 15.9 efficiency · 5 usage
16.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
16.8
6 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Illinois
11.7
3 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8567
Wheaton North · Wheaton, IL
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
35
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.