Joe Bachie: LB · Michigan State · #35.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joe Bachie
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Four seasons in the Michigan State linebacker corps to date. Named All-Big Ten three seasons running, most recently in 2019. On tape: 14 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Northwestern, Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 9.5 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.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 72 | 37 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 102 | 47 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 94 | 43 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 279 | 130 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 11 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 14 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State | 11 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 37 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%10 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups72 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 279 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
