A.J. Musolino: LB · Kent State · #19.
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A.J. Musolino
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Kent State linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 15 tackles against Northern Illinois — Week 14, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kent State | 92 | 48 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Kent State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 103 | 57 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-41@ No. 6 Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 60-10vs VMI | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-30@ No. 5 Iowa | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-37@ Maryland | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-38vs Buffalo | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-64@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27@ Ohio | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-47vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-54@ Central Michigan | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0@ Akron | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-47vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-41vs Northern Illinois | 15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Total | 86 | 44 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%10 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups92 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Sean Lewis — 16-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
39.1%
405 pass / 632 run
Plays / game
79.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
92 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State, 103 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sean Lewis.
