Albert Smalls: CB · Northern Illinois · #1.
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Albert Smalls
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Rated a two-star prospect, with five seasons of snaps at Northern Illinois since. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
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| 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 |
5 seasons under Rod Carey — 40-27 over that span.
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
Rod Carey
Pass share
40.4%
375 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Northern Illinois, 52 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rod Carey.
