Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ Iowa | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-17vs Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-16vs Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Albert Smalls
Senior cornerback for Northern Illinois. 2018: 1 interception, 3 tackles.
6′1″ · 207 lb · Miramar, FL
Northern Illinois 2018 alumnus
The story
4 cornerback for Northern Illinois. 2018: 1 interception, 3 tackles.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2014.
Recruiting
2★
CB recruit
No. 3232 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonAlbert Smalls
2 stars out of high school, five seasons of real snaps at Northern Illinois since. The receipt: 2 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 3, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- recruiting profile
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Northern Illinois, 52 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2014
- Signed with Northern Illinois2-star out of Monsignor Pace
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Northern Illinois
Played his entire career under Rod Carey.
2018 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Rod Carey — 40-27 over that span.
2014Northern Illinois11-3HC: Rod Carey · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2015Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-heavy
2016Northern Illinois5-7HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2017Northern Illinois8-5HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2018Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 44 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 44 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology