Joe Andreessen: LB · Buffalo · #12.
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Joe Andreessen
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived at Buffalo from Bryant. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Eastern Michigan — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
82 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Buffalo | 82 | 48 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 82 | 48 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-38@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 37-40vs Fordham | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45@ Louisiana | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Akron | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-13vs Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs Bowling Green | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-6@ Kent State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-31@ Toledo | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-20vs Ohio | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-23@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-24vs Eastern Michigan | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 82 | 48 | 10.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%10 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups82 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
47.8%
394 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
82 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Buffalo, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
