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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1191st / 2577 |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 630th / 1914 |
| Run stops | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 2 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 2 | — |
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Iowa#20 · 5-1 | 4 | 31% |
| 2025 | Iowa#14 · 9-4 | 1 | 2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Joseph Anderson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Joseph Anderson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 4 games | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 2900th / 5416 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 3 | 422nd / 2453 |
| Sacks | 3 | 96th / 1213 |
| QB hurries | 1 | 636th / 1387 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | 55 | ~30 (12–47) | 2 | 55% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | 57 | ~25 (10–39) | 1 | 44% |
| Wk 5 · Ohio State | 74 | ~25 (10–39) | 1 | 34% |
| Wk 6 · Washington | 76 | ~39 (15–62) | 1 | 51% |
| Season | 383 | 119 (68–153) | 5 | 31% |
Position Room
19 DLs on the Iowa roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Bryce Hawthorne | DL | SR | 19 | 4 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Luke Gaffney | DL | SR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Kahmari Brown | DL | JR | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 57 | Will Hubert | DL | SR | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Iose Epenesa | DL | SO | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 13 | Drew Campbell | DE | JR | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 92 | Brice Stevenson | DL | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 84 | Joseph Anderson | DE | JR | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Chima Chineke | DE | JR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 91 | Devan Kennedy | DL | JR | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 42 | David Fason | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 45 | Jack Janda | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Sawyer Jezierski | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Will Lockhart | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | Maddux Borcherding-Johnson | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Lance Ingold | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 99 | Brad Fitzgibbon | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Iowa depth chart →