Joey Gerlach
Minnesota Golden Gophers
70
Average

Joey Gerlach

MLBDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

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

Joey Gerlach is listed MLB #2 for Minnesota at 70 OVR.

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What's Next

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 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,341 Natl2-Yr Total26 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share1%
Woodbury, MN
Jersey
#19
Class
RS SR
Height
6'3"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251100
20241500

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 84-rated defense; 48th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 70.

Team defense (SP+)
84
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

Sep 12LMSSTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
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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Average
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Team Role

11 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement9%
Coach MinnesotaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.