Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Iowa State
Joel Lanning
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Ankeny, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joel Lanning shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Joel Lanning built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Ankeny, IA wearing No. 7, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Joel Lanning's career was his passing role: 2,584...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Joel Lanning, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State. Joel Lanning shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 114
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 37
Quick Answers
Joel Lanning quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 114
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ankeny · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Ankeny · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 114 tackles · LB 21st (top 2%) · Big 12 2nd (top 1%) · National 27th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 14 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 20 | 33.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 73.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 110 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 73.6 |
Related Context
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Joel Lanning played LB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joel Lanning recorded 2,584 passing yards, 983 rushing yards, and 5 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Iowa State paired 23 primary output with 51 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 51 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
51
Usage
15
Consistency
43.2
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 2. Northern Iowa: 1. Iowa: 1. Akron: 5. Texas: 0. Oklahoma: 2. Kansas: 2.5. Texas Tech: 1. TCU: 1. West Virginia: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 1. Baylor: 3. Kansas State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 4 by 36.7. Northern Iowa: 7 by 39.2. Iowa: 11 by 55.8. Akron: 8 by 83.3. Texas: 20 by 50. Oklahoma: 8 by 53.3. Kansas: 10 by 66.7. Texas Tech: 14 by 60. TCU: 9 by 47.5. West Virginia: 7 by 34.2. Oklahoma State: 5 by 30.8. Baylor: 4 by 46.7. Kansas State: 7 by 59.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.2 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ MemphisSplash game | W 21-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 19-20 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 23-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Oklahoma State | L 42-49 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ West Virginia | L 16-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs TCU | W 14-7 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Texas Tech10+ tackles | W 31-13 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Kansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 45-0 | 10 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ OklahomaSplash game | W 38-31 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | vs Texas10+ tackles | L 7-17 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ AkronSplash game | W 41-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Iowa10+ tackles | L 41-44 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Northern Iowa | W 42-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Joel Lanning story
Joel Lanning built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Ankeny, IA wearing No. 7, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Joel Lanning's career was his passing role: 2,584 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes, 366 attempts, and 983 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Iowa State. 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. His career also includes 983 rushing yards, 5 receiving yards, and 114 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Joel Lanning 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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Iowa State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 23 | 51 | 15 | 23 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 23 | 51 | 15 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Akron
Week 3 · W 41-14
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas State
Week 13 · L 19-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 7 · W 45-0 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Baylor
Week 12 · W 23-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma
Week 6 · W 38-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Iowa State
23 primary output · 51 efficiency · 15 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Iowa State
73.6
23 primary · 51 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Iowa State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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