Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Joseph Sipp Jr.
Senior linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Tampa, FL · Hillsborough
CFB Index 84 · #38 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Kansas → Florida Atlantic for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, at Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2022.
- Transferred from Kansas to Florida Atlantic in 2026.
Joseph Sipp Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Scot Loeffler, Lance Leipold and Zach Kittley. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Florida, Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20226 games
- Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of Hillsborough
202413 games
The role got bigger.
- All-MACfirst
20253 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coaches2022
Florida Atlantic
2025–2026era →
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
Played under 4 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida Atlantic
2025Kansas
2026Florida Atlantic
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Bowling Green6-7HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Florida Atlantic1-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (10th 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 2 games: 5.0 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
Zach Kittley
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 184 | 96 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Vonta Bentley’s 2023 season.
78%match
Matches Vonta on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Vonta on
Hurry rate (lower)
Sack rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Corvin Moment's junior season at Western Michigan (2022).
84%match
All-MAC
Matches Corvin on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Corvin on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Joseph Sipp Jr.
Background
At Florida Atlantic Fith Year (2026) Arrived to Paradise via the transfer portal in January of 2026 Named to Athlon Sports All-Conference fourth team At Kansas Senior (2025) Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason Watch List Played in four games, recording two tackles Had one solo tackle against West Virginia...
The linebacker corps · Florida Atlantic
- #6Leon Hart Jr.83 tackles · 2025
- #7Khmari Johnson41 tackles · 2025
- #28Zyere Horton22 tackles · 2025
- #43Hector Chavez5 tackles · 2025
- #18Joseph Sipp Jr.3 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology