Joel Starlings
Maryland Terrapins
62
Depth

Joel Starlings

Maryland TerrapinsAverage
DEDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

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Joel Starlings is listed 2nd string at DE for Maryland Terrapins.

Redshirt junior · #44 · 6'4", 302 lbs

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Depth at DE · Maryland Terrapins

  1. 19967Lavon JohnsonStarter
  2. 24462Joel StarlingsYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Benedictine, ranked #311 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 62 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #311 NatlTeam Share2%
Richmond, VA
Jersey
#44
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
302 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025711

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9027
National Rank
#311
High School
Benedictine
Hometown
Richmond, VA

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 57th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 62.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 57% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-16

Oct 3LNEBTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 48-23

Sep 19LVTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-26

Sep 12WCONNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Sep 6WHAMPTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-0

Joel Starlings's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement22%
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