Joe Marinaro: LB · Boston College · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joe Marinaro
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at Boston College: Jeff Hafley and Bill O'Brien. One game to point at: 8 tackles against SMU — Week 12, 2024.
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
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston College | 27 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Duquesne | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-27@ No. 6 Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-42@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-31vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-38@ No. 14 SMU | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 41-21vs North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-23vs Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 15-20vs Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
7%2 pass breakups27 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
39.2%
330 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
363 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boston College, 29 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
