Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Joe Strickland
Junior defensive lineman on Liberty's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 290 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School
Returning to Liberty for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Gardner-Webb
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Liberty's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Purdue in 2022.
- Transferred from Purdue to Liberty in 2025.
Joe Strickland
Joe Strickland arrived at Liberty from Purdue. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Purdue4-star out of Brebeuf Jesuit
20254 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Liberty
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jamey Chadwell, all run-heavy offenses — 5-9 over that span.
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Liberty
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (26 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #109
Background
Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Purdue Spent three years on the team at Purdue (2022-24) Two-time member of the Academic All-Big Ten team (2023 and 2024) Received his first game action against LSU in the Cirtus Bowl in 2022 Also saw playing time against Indiana State in the 2024 seas...
The defensive line · Liberty
- #97Mike Jarvis3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Nathan Pirolli2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Joe Strickland1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #18Aaron Hester0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Markus Clark0 tackles for loss · 2025
11 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology