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Joe Andreessen Buffalo Bills · #44

Linebacker · 6' 1", 240 lbs · Depew, NY · Age 26

Joe Andreessen is a Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 6 tackles.

LinebackerUndrafted3-yr veteran
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Joe Andreessen
Season avg6 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg67 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Joe Andreessen — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Joe Andreessen is a Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 6 tackles.
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Tackling
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Coverage
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Tackling
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Pass rush
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Coverage
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Joe Andreessen stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
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Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
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Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1115 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
23Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Joe Andreessen — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
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The engine

How the model sees Joe Andreessen

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
19
tackles
8–31
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sacks
0.0–0.0
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int
0–0
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ff
0–0
9
games
4–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 6 → projected 19 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.2
Net vs last season+13.2 tackles
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 13 / 17 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Joe Andreessen career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202413260000
202517350000
2026 in progress · 3 games360000
Career33670.0000
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
86off index
99def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Joe Andreessen

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-02-07

The beginning

Joe Andreessen is a Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, in his 3rd NFL season.

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Joe Andreessen is a Buffalo Bills linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 67 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 6 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Andreessen goes from here.

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Andreessen's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
240 lbs
Born
Depew, NY
Age
26
Jersey
#44
Background

Joe Andreessen is from Depew, NY and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 240 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 67 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Andreessen is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Joe Andreessen is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 67 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Tackle volume67 career tackles over 3 seasons.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Joe Andreessen — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Joe Andreessen, answered.

What position does Joe Andreessen play?
Joe Andreessen is a Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Joe Andreessen drafted?
Joe Andreessen entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Joe Andreessen played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Joe Andreessen's career stats?
He has recorded 67 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Joe Andreessen career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2026
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Knee2026 Wk3 · Knee

Home surface: a_turf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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