Linebacker, Buffalo (from Bryant), to 2023
Joe Andreessen
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Depew, NY
- Born
- 2000
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Joe Andreessen played linebacker at Bryant (to 2022) and Buffalo (to 2023).
Career highs
11tackles, best game on filevs. Eastern Michigan, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Buffalo 11 games, 82 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Wisconsin | L 17–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Fordham | L 37–40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Louisiana | L 38–45 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Akron | W 13–10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Central Michigan | W 37–13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Bowling Green | L 14–24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Kent State | W 24–6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Toledo | L 13–31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Ohio | L 10–20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Miami (OH) | L 10–23 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 11–24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Bryant 3 games, 10 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Florida International | L 37–38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Rhode Island | L 21–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 17 | at Brown | L 38–44 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2021 Bryant 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | atAkron | L 14–35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 25 at Marist, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 32 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 25 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 25 | 65 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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