Joe Drew
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Arkansas State secondary. One game to point at: 13 tackles against South Alabama — Week 6, 2026.
74 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 74 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 26 | 14 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 100 | 52 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 8): 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ TCU | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Kennesaw State | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23@ Louisiana | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 49-56vs South Alabama | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Southern Miss | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-32vs Georgia State | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 24 · W 38-32 vs Georgia State, play by play
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Arkansas State’s defense played that day
Georgia State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 13 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
11 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 12 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 11 of his 12, sacks included.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL74 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 10.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
47.5%
233 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
74 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
