Senior linebacker for Michigan State. 2023: 2 tackles.
6′4″ · 215 lb · Birmingham, AL
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 152 nationally · Signed with Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Michigan State. 2023: 2 tackles.
Harold Joiner
Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Gus Malzahn and Mel Tucker. One game to point at: 7 rec yds, 2 tackles against Michigan — Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan State, 10 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Auburn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | Auburn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Rutgers | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-49vs Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 12-27@ Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-38@ Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-21@ Indiana | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-42vs Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |