Joel Stave

Joel Stave

refer to caption Stave handing off to Melvin Gordon in 2014
No. 2 Minnesota Vikings
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1992-05-16) May 16, 1992
Place of birth:	Greenfield, Wisconsin
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Greenfield (WI) Whitnall
College:	Wisconsin
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2016–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
College 2015 Holiday Bowl MVP Honorable mention All-Big Ten (2013) Academic All-Big Ten (2012) Big Ten Champion (2011, 2012)

Joel Stave (born May 16, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.

High school career

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 2,459 yards and 19 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 2,635 yards and 22 touchdowns and ran for an additional 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 the Falcons, 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

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.

Redshirt season (2011)

See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Stave enrolled in spring semester and took part in spring practice.

Freshman season (2012)

See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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, 2000. 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.

Sophomore season (2013)

See also: 2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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

Junior season (2014)

See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Stave passed for 1,350 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Senior season (2015)

See also: 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team

As a senior Stave passed or 2,687 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 5 in	236 lb	33 ​1⁄4 in	10 ​3⁄4 in	4.80 s	1.63 s	2.77 s	4.33 s	7.29 s	33.5 in	9 ft 7 in
All values from NFL Combine

Minnesota Vikings

Joel Stave signed as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings.

Career statistics

College

NCAA 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

External links

• Wisconsin profile Archive copy at the Wayback Machine