Joey Noble: DE · New Mexico · #98.
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Joey Noble
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. The three seasons at New Mexico span two head coaches: Bob Davie and Danny Gonzales. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Fresno State, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 16 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico | 66 | 39 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | New Mexico | 30 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 26 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 122 | 67 | 22.5 | 9.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-17vs Houston Christian | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-25vs New Mexico State | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-34@ No. 7 Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ UTEP | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-38vs Air Force | 18 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-31@ No. 25 San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-36vs Colorado State | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 14-3@ Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31vs UNLV | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-34@ Fresno State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-37@ Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-35vs Utah State | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 66 | 39 | 16.0 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%6 sacksTFL rate
24%16 TFLHurry rate
5%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
68%6 of 10 pressures66 tackles · 16 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Danny Gonzales
Pass share
36.1%
260 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
60.1
12 games
Team sack rate
12.4%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
66 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #218 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Davie → Danny Gonzales. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
