Jah Joyner: DL · Minnesota · #17.
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Jah Joyner
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Minnesota. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Michigan — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-0vs Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ No. 12 Michigan | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs No. 11 USC | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ UCLA | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-23vs Maryland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-17@ No. 24 Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-26@ Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-26vs No. 4 Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-7@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 5.5 | 4.5 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
14%4 sacksHurry rate
28%9 hurries32 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 32-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
50.6%
409 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
