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2022 Football

55 Joe Andreessen

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 232
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Depew, N.Y.
  • High School Lancaster

Biography

2022 (Graduate)
AP All-American Second Team ... STATS Perform FCS All-American Second Team ... Finished 7th in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award ... All-New England ... First Team All-Big South ... Started all 11 games ... Set single-season program record with 116.0 tackles ... Finished in the top five nationally in tackles per game and TFLs per game ... Posted 18.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 2 blocked kicks ... Opened season with 10+ tackles in each of the first five games, a first in Bryant history ... Had 10+ tackles in nine of 11 games ... 10.0 tackles, 2.0 TFLs at FIU ... 11.0 tackles, 2.0 TFLs and an interception vs URI ... 12.0 tackles, 1.0 sack, 2.0 TFLs, an interception and a fumble recovery at Brown ... 13.0 tackles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown at LIU ... 13.0 tackles at N.C. A&T ... 14.0 tackles at Gardner-Webb ... 10.0 tackles, 1.0 sack and 2.5 TFLs vs Campbell ... 11.0 tackles, 1.0 sack and 4.0 TFLs at Holy Cross ... Finishes career ranked third all-time with 256 career tackles ... Also posted 37.5 career TFLs to rank inside the top 10.

2021 (Senior)
First Team All-NEC selection ... Started all 11 games ... Finished second on team with 80.0 tackles ... Averaged 7.3 per game ... Added 8.0 TFLs and led the NEC with three interceptions ... Three games with 10+ tackles ... Opened season with 10. tackles and 1.5 TFLs at URI ... 7.0 tackles in win vs Sacred Heart ... 8.0 tackles vs FBS-member Akron ... 11.0 tackles in win over Brown ... 9.0 tackles and an interception at Duquesne ... Intercepted two passes at Wagner ... Season-high 14.0 tackles and a forced fumble at CCSU.

Spring 2021 (Junior)
First-Team All-NEC Selection... Started first two games of the season before missing final two with injury ... Posted 25.0 tackles and 7.5 TFLs ... Led NEC with 12.5 tackles/game and TFLs/G ... Tied Bryant single-game record with 17.0 tackles at LIU in the season opener ... Added 4.5 TFLs and a forced fumble ... Named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week ... Recorded 8.0 tackles and 3.0 TFLs in win at Merrimack.

2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in four games but missed eight with injury ... Posted 23 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 3.5 TFLs ... Had six tackles in the season opener at Stony Brook ... Posted nine tackles at Albany ... Registered seven solo tackles, 2.0 sacks and 3.0 TFLs against Fordham. 

2018 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman ... Saw time on special teams and at linebacker ... Posted 11 tackles ... Registered a season-high seven tackles vs. Wagner.

Before Bryant
Andreessen was a two-year starter for Eric Rupp at Lancaster High School … Helped his team to back-to-back sectional titles and an appearance in the 2017 state finals … Also wrestled on the varsity team since seventh grade … Posted 118 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks and also rushed for 525 yards … Scored 17 touchdowns … Recorded 103 tackles, two interceptions and three touchdowns as a junior … Two-time all-state linebacker … Two-time All-Western New York linebacker … Defensive Player of the Game in the sectional championship back-to-back years … Earned the Lancaster Legends Iron Man Award twice … Named to the American Family Insurance All-USA New York Football team … 2017 NUC All-American … 2017 Western New York High School Sports Defensive Player of the Year … 2017 All Bee Newspapers Defensive Player of the Year … 2017 Shane Conlan Award for Western New York Outstanding Linebacker … Defensive MVP in the 2017 New York State title game … Finalist for the 2017 Trench Trophy (Western New York Outstanding Lineman) … Nominee for the 2017 Connelly Cup (Western NY Player of the Year) … 2016 Jim Kelly Underclassmen Defensive Player of the Year … Helped wrestling team win the Class AA state title in 17-18 … Captain each of his final three years … 161 career wins … Honor Roll student.

Personal
The son of Jody and Paul Andreessen … Has one brother … Brother, JD, plays baseball at Monmouth.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
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    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 228 lbs
    55
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    2020Junior

    LB
    6'1" 228 lbs
    55
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    2021Senior

    LB
    6'1" 232 lbs
    55
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    2022Senior

    LB
    6'1" 232 lbs
    55