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Joe Bachie Detroit Lions · #35

Linebacker · 6' 2", 238 lbs · Brook Park, OH · Age 28

Joe Bachie is a Linebacker for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 26 tackles.

LinebackerUndrafted6-yr veteran
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Joe Bachie
Season avg26 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg74 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
26tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Joe Bachie — 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.

C+
Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Joe Bachie is a Linebacker for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 26 tackles.
B+
Tackling
B-
Coverage
C
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B+
Tackling
Excellent · defense
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C
Pass rush
Solid · defense
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C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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B
Disruption
Excellent · defense
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Act II

Where Joe Bachie 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
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #556 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
30Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Joe Bachie — every number, three levels deep

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

A+
Tackling
26 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
1 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Joe Bachie

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 2026  modeled
14
tackles
5–23
0.0
sacks
0.0–0.0
0
int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
9
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 26 → projected 14 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
-11.5
Age curve
-0.4
Net vs last season-11.9 tackles
Everything it reads
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6 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 28 — 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: 16 / 12 / 5
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Joe Bachie career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
2020420000
20219300001
202210100000
20231630000
20241230000
20255260001
Career56740.0002
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 Detroit Lions built to win?

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

12–5proj record
91off index
99def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, 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 Bachie

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

1998-02-26

The beginning

Joe Bachie is a Linebacker for the Detroit Lions, in his 7th NFL season.

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Joe Bachie is a Detroit Lions linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 74 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 26 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Bachie goes from here.

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

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
238 lbs
Born
Brook Park, OH
Age
28
Jersey
#35
Background

Joe Bachie is from Brook Park, OH and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 238 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 74 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Bachie is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Joe Bachie is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 74 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across 6 seasons (2020–2025).

Tackle volume74 career tackles over 6 seasons.
Takeaways0 interceptions, 0 forced fumbles and 2 passes defensed.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability56 career games played.
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FAQ

Joe Bachie — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Joe Bachie, answered.

What position does Joe Bachie play?
Joe Bachie is a Linebacker for the Detroit Lions.
When was Joe Bachie drafted?
Joe Bachie entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Joe Bachie played?
6 (2020–2025).
What are Joe Bachie's career stats?
He has recorded 74 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Joe Bachie 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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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
9
since 2021
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk12 · Ankle2025 Wk3 · Quadricep2024 Wk15 · Groin (Out)2024 Wk13 · Hip2024 Wk11 · Hip (Out)2024 Wk4 · Wrist

Home surface: fieldturf (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 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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