Joe Schobert in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2012–⁠15

Joe Schobert

Number
No. 58
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Waukesha, WI
Born
Nov 6, 1993, in Waukesha, Wisconsin

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Joe Schobert played linebacker at Wisconsin (2012–⁠15). The Cleveland Browns took Schobert in round 4, No. 99 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2015
Jack Lambert Trophy, Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and 1 more
Drafted
No. 99
Round 4, 2016 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2012

All-America: FWAA 2015; Sporting News second team 2015; Walter Camp second team 2015; AP third team 2015; ESPN 2015

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2015Wisconsin1

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksPBU
2013131212242.513

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Wisconsin58OLB
2013Wisconsin58OLB
2014Wisconsin58OLB
2015Wisconsin58OLB6′2″

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

2015 Wisconsin 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Nov 28atMinnesotaW 31–⁠211

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′1⅜″
Weight244 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.76 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 97 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

Pro Bowl: 2017

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2016Cleveland Browns15260.50
2017Cleveland Browns1613931
2018Cleveland Browns1310131
2019Cleveland Browns1612824
2020Jacksonville Jaguars161322.53
2021Pittsburgh Steelers169901
2022Tennessee Titans51400
NFL career976391110

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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