Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Ohio State
Joe Burger
LB • 6'2" • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Burger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
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- Committed To
- Florida International
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Joe Burger, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio State. Joe Burger shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 14
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Joe Burger quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 14
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · American Heritage · Florida International
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 80 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · LB 592nd (top 58%) · Big Ten 256th (top 41%) · National 2,366th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 33.1 |
Related Context
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Joe Burger played LB for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joe Burger recorded 14 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Ohio State paired 2.5 primary output with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.4
Usage
1.6
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Bowling Green: 0.5. Tulsa: 0. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Nebraska: 2. Maryland: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 4 by 21.7. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 0 by 20. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
21.7 vs Bowling Green
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 2.5 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2.5 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 10 · W 62-3 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#2
vs Bowling Green
Week 1 · W 77-10
0.5
Havoc Plays
32 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 8 · L 21-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
7.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 2 · W 48-3
0
Havoc Plays
6.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 11 · W 62-3 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Ohio State
2.5 primary output · 10.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
33.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Ohio State
33.1
2.5 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 1.6 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Ohio State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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