Texas Southern · W 66-10 · FCS
4 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack
North Texas · L 41-48
8 tackles
The other 7 games average 7 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Joseph Sipp Jr.
The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Scot Loeffler, Lance Leipold and Zach Kittley. The first career honor came in 2024: All-MAC. On tape: 11 tackles against Florida International, Week 3, 2026.
56 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | Florida Atlantic | 56 | 26 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 79 | 41 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 73 | 38 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 19 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 230 | 118 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles.
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 21-66@ Florida | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17@ UL Monroe | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-10vs Texas Southern | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-56@ Army | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-49vs Rice | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 41-48@ North Texas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 26 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 29 · L 41-48 at North Texas, play by play
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Florida Atlantic’s defense played that day
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
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.
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11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 5 · 2026
W 66-10
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 56-point win at home against Texas Southern.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups56 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
55.1%
337 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
76.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
56 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #285 at the position.
The No. 2,079 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Scot Loeffler, Lance Leipold and Zach Kittley.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Florida Atlantic
