Linebacker, Michigan State, 2016–19
Joe Bachie
Lettered 2016–18 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 35
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 231 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Brook Park, OH
- Born
- Feb 26, 1998
Joe Bachie played linebacker at Michigan State (2016–19).
Career highs
14tackles, career highat Northwestern, 20192sacks, career highat Ohio State, 2019Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 94 | 43 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 102 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 72 | 37 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Career | 279 | 130 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | 35 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Michigan State | 35 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Michigan State | 35 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Michigan State | 35 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 231 |
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
2019 Michigan State 8 games, 72 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Tulsa | W 28–7 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 51–17 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arizona State | L 7–10 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Northwestern | W 31–10 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Indiana | W 40–31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 10–34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Wisconsin | L 0–38 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Penn State | L 7–28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Michigan State 13 games, 102 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Utah State | W 38–31 | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atArizona State | L 13–16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atIndiana | W 35–21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Central Michigan | W 31–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Northwestern | L 19–29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | atPenn State | W 21–17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Michigan | L 7–21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Purdue | W 23–13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at Maryland | W 24–3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Ohio State | L 6–26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Nebraska | L 6–9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Rutgers | W 14–10 | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 6–7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Michigan State 13 games, 94 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 35–10 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Western Michigan | W 28–14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Notre Dame | L 18–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Iowa | W 17–10 | 9 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atMichigan | W 14–10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Minnesota | W 30–27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Indiana | W 17–9 | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atNorthwestern | L 31–39 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Penn State | W 27–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 11 | atOhio State | L 3–48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Maryland | W 17–7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atRutgers | W 40–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 42–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Michigan State 2 games, 11 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 28 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 28 | 72 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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