Alex Hoag: DE · Kent State · #53.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alex Hoag
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The three seasons at Kent State span two head coaches: Paul Haynes and Sean Lewis. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ball State — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kent State | 15 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 15 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-23vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-48@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-45@ Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 33-35@ Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-38vs Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 51-41vs Utah State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Bowl · 2019
W 51-41
vs Utah State · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Utah State at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%1 sackTFL rate
13%2 TFL15 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
39.4%
355 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
69.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.5%
418 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
