Junior linebacker for Illinois. 2021: 9 tackles.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Plainfield, IL
The story
3 linebacker for Illinois. 2021: 9 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAlec McEachern
Alec McEachern has been at Illinois through three head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 2 tackles against Northwestern — Week 13, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 19 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith, and Bret Bielema. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-42@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-13@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-24vs Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-33@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-14vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |