Eastern Michigan Athletics
2022 Football Roster
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Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Sparacio, Joe
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Jersey Number 19
Joe Sparacio
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Naples, Fla.
- High School:
- First Baptist Academy
Bio
EMU: 2022: Joined the EMU football program as an incoming transfer after beginning his career at Boston College...3rd Team Preseason All-MAC by Phil Steele…Winner of the Hammer award for the defensive side of the ball…Named E-Gridiron Group Defensive Newcomers of the Year…Participated in all 13 games…Finished second on the squad with 89 tackles…Recorded six tackles-for-loss, one fumble recovery, one sack, one interception, and one pass break-up…Had the most tackles on the team in a single game this season as he hauled in 16 against Ball State university (Oct. 22)…Captured five or more tackles in 10-of-13 games…Had a tackle-for-loss in three straight games twice this season (10/1-10/15, 11/8-11/25)…BOSTON COLLEGE: 2021: Played in 11 games with five stops...2020: Played in four games and totaled three tackles...2019: Played in all 13 games and made nine starts...Totaled 50 tackles with six TFLs and a half sack plus one interception...Posted six tackles and an interception at the goal line vs. Virginia Tech, Aug. 31, in his first start...Five tackles, including a TFL, vs. Richmond, Sept. 7...Contributed seven tackles, including 0.5 TFLs, vs. Kansas, Sept. 13...Assisted on four tackles at Rutgers, Sept. 21...Made eight tackles, including 0.5 TFLs, vs. Wake Forest, Sept. 28...Credited with two tackles and a four-yard TFL at Louisville, Oct. 5...Made three tackles, including 0.5 TFLs, vs. NC State, Oct. 19…Credited with four tackles, including a TFL, at Clemson, Oct. 26...Started and made seven tackles, including four solo, with 1.5 TFLs and a half sack against Cincinnati, Jan. 2 in the Birmingham Bowl...HIGH SCHOOL: Played under his father, Billy Sparacio at First Baptist Academy, where he was a team captain his senior year…Rated the No. 67 inside linebacker in the nation by 247Sports...ESPN Recruiting’s No. 40 inside linebacker nationally and the No. 219 recruit in Florida...Four-time Naples Daily News All-Area first-team selection...59 tackles, including 14 TFLs and three sacks as a senior...Also rushed for 676 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense...Three-time first team all-state linebacker as a sophomore, junior and senior…Also earned honorable mention at the position as a freshman…Southwest Florida Sports Awards Naples Daily News Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Four-time Naples Daily News all-area selection....Had 101 tackles, nine sacks and 21.5 TFLs during his junior season…At fullback and tight end as a junior, totaled 839 yards of offense and 14 total touchdowns...PERSONAL: Full Name: Joe Sparacio...Son of Billy and Tara Sparacio...Has a brother, Sam, and a sister, Hanna...Management major.
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