Alan Tisdale: LB · Virginia Tech · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alan Tisdale
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Virginia Tech. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Wake Forest, Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 71 | 31 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 36 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 84 | 44 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 59 | 21 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 52 | 25 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Career | 302 | 133 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-17vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-24@ Marshall | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-39@ No. 5 Florida State | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-13vs Wake Forest | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-10vs Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-22@ Boston College | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35vs NC State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-17@ Virginia | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-20vs No. 23 Tulane | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 31 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups71 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
41.9%
356 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #249 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 302 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
