Linebacker for Utah State. 2017: 18 tackles.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Wellsville, UT
The story
2017 linebacker for Utah State. 2017: 18 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAlex Huerta
Second year in the Utah State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Idaho State — Week 2, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah State, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Wells, all balanced offenses — 9-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (8th 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
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Utah State | 18 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Utah State | 45 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017
W 51–13
vs Idaho State
6 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 38-point win at home against Idaho State.
With K. Myers — 323 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 97.2 · 85 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · S. Scarver — 1 rec · 35 yds
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-59@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-13vs Idaho State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-46@ Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 61-10@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs Boise State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0vs Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |