Joel Stave

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Joel Stave
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Stave with the Wisconsin Badgers in 2012
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Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-16) May 16, 1992 (age 31)
Greenfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenfield (WI) Whitnall
College:Wisconsin
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Joel Stave (born May 16, 1992) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Wisconsin.

High school career[edit]

Joel Stave attended Whitnall High School in Greenfield, Wisconsin, where he was a three-year letter winner in football and track and field and two in basketball. As a junior, Stave passed for 4,459 yards and 39 touchdowns and ran for an additional five touchdowns. He was honorable mention all-state by the WFCA, first-team all-region, all-suburban, all-conference, and second-team all-area as a junior. As a senior, Stave threw for 3,635 yards and 47 touchdowns and ran for an additional 2,346 yards and seven touchdowns. He earned first-team all-state honors by the WFCA, honorable mention A.P. all-state honors, unanimous conference player of the year, first-team all-conference and second-team all-region as a senior. In his career with Whitnall, Stave threw for 5,094 yards and 41 touchdowns and added 12 rushing touchdowns.

Following his high school career, Stave was rated a two-star recruit by both Scout.com and Rivals.com. He was also rated the number 17th rated or top 10th player from the state of Wisconsin and the 110th ranked quarterback in the country.

College career[edit]

Stave left Wisconsin as the school's all-time winningest quarterback with a 31–10 record as a starter. His .756 win percentage ranks No. 3 among Wisconsin quarterbacks. In his career with the Badgers, he started 41 games (third-most by a quarterback in school history) and went 22–6 (.786) as a starter against Big Ten opponents, setting school records for wins and winning percentage in conference games. He threw for 7,635 yards and 48 touchdowns, ranking second in school history in both categories. He also finished his career ranked No. 2 in passing attempts (1,031) and completions (613) and No. 4 in completion percentage (59.5%). He threw for over 200 yards in a game 18 times, the most in school history and became the first quarterback in school history to post a 4–0 record against an opponent, doing so against Purdue, Illinois and Minnesota. Stave finished his career with a 23-21 win in the Holiday Bowl vs USC and was named offensive MVP of the Holiday Bowl.

In 2011, Stave enrolled in spring semester and took part in spring practice.

On September 15, Stave made his Badgers debut against Utah State. Stave made his first career start on September 22 against UTEP and became the first Wisconsin freshman quarterback to start since Jim Sorgi on October 21, 2012. He recorded a career-high 254 passing yards on October 6 against Illinois. Stave was injured on October 27 against Michigan State missing the rest of the regular season and the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game. He returned in the 2013 Rose Bowl and attempted one pass in the game.

Stave recorded his first career rushing touchdown on August 31, 2013, against UMass. Established new career highs in completions (24), attempts (29) and touchdown passes (3) against Tennessee Tech on September 7.

In 2014, Stave passed for 1,350 yards, nine touchdowns, and 10 interceptions in the 2014 season.

As a senior in 2015, Stave passed for 2,687 yards and 11 touchdowns. In winning his final game of his collegiate career Joel Stave was named Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP and captured the title of winningest quarterback in Badgers history with 31 career wins, surpassing Brooks Bollinger's record set in 2002.

Stave finished his career at Wisconsin as program's all-time leader in wins as a starting quarterback, with 31. Stave, a civil engineering major, also finished All-Academic Big Ten four times, breaking a record previously held by Drew Brees. He was also given the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 2016.

Statistics[edit]

Collegiate career statistics
Wisconsin Badgers
Season Games Games
started 		Record Passing Rushing
Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD
2011 Redshirt
2012 8 6 4–2 70 119 1,104 58.8 6 3 148.3 19 −51 −2.7 0
2013 13 13 9–4 208 336 2,494 61.9 22 13 138.1 37 −22 −0.6 1
2014 10 9 8–1 110 206 1,350 53.4 9 10 113.2 13 −70 −5.4 0
2015 13 13 10–3 225 370 2,687 60.8 11 11 125.7 33 −123 −3.7 1
NCAA Career Totals 44 41 31–10 613 1,031 7,635 59.5 48 37 129.9 102 -266 -2.6 2

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m) 		236 lb
(107 kg) 		33 1⁄4 10 3⁄4 4.80 s 1.63 s 2.77 s 4.33 s 7.29 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from NFL Combine[1][2]

Minnesota Vikings[edit]

Stave signed as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts.[3] The next day, he was signed to the Vikings' practice squad.[4] He was released by the Vikings on October 25, 2016.[5]

Seattle Seahawks[edit]

On October 26, 2016, the Seattle Seahawks signed Stave to their practice squad.[6] He was released by the Seahawks on November 1, 2016.[7]

Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

On November 8, 2016 Stave was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 19, 2017.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[10]

Washington Redskins[edit]

On October 3, 2017, Stave was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[11] He was released on October 17, 2017.[12]

New York Jets[edit]

On December 12, 2017, Stave was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 1, 2018.[14] He was waived on April 14, 2018.[15]

Cleveland Browns[edit]

On April 30, 2018, Stave was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[16] He was waived by the Browns on May 7, 2018.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Joel Stave". NFL.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ *Joel Stave | Wisconsin, QB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
  3. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Vikings Sign 9 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Peters, Craig (October 25, 2016). "Vikings Announce 6 Practice Squad Moves". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Boyle, John (October 26, 2016). "Seahawks Re-Sign Fullback Will Tukuafu, Release Running Back C.J. Spiller". Seahawks.com.
  7. ^ "Seahawks Waive QB Joel Stave & FB Julian Howsare From Practice". November 2016.
  8. ^ Conner, Matt (November 8, 2016). "Chiefs add QB Joel Stave, others to practice squad". ArrowheadPride.com.
  9. ^ Roesch, Wesley (January 19, 2017). "Chiefs sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". ChiefsWire.USAToday.com.
  10. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  11. ^ Czarda, Stephen (October 3, 2017). "Redskins Sign Joel Stave, Jerry Ugokwe To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "10/17: Redskins Make Roster Move". Redskins.com. October 17, 2017.
  13. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2017). "Jets Place QB Josh McCown on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018.
  14. ^ Lange, Randy (January 1, 2018). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018.
  15. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (April 13, 2018). "Jets Waive Four Players". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018.
  16. ^ "Browns sign QB Joel Stave". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018.
  17. ^ "Browns claim P Justin Vogel". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

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