Joey Gerlach
Minnesota Golden Gophers
69
Depth

Joey Gerlach

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
WLBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Joey Gerlach starting?

Joey Gerlach is listed 2nd string at WLB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Redshirt senior · #19 · 6'3", 225 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 14984Matt KingsburyStarter
  2. 21969Joey GerlachYou
  3. 34665Mason Carrier
  4. 44452Ethan Stendel

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Woodbury, ranked #1,341 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 11 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,341 Natl3-Yr Total27 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share1%
Woodbury, MN
Jersey
#19
Class
RS SR
Height
6'3"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251100
20241500
2023100

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8478
National Rank
#1341
High School
Woodbury
Hometown
Saint Paul, MN

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 48th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 48% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 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 11LPURTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 19WAKRTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-7

Sep 12LMSSTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

Joey Gerlach's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

11 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement9%
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