#97

Alex Nobles

Senior linebacker for Florida International. 2023: 35 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

LB · Florida International · Sr. · #97

6′2″ · 245 lb · Rocky Mount, NC

CFB Index 54 · #257 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceFlorida International 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Florida International. 2023: 35 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Florida International, 70 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

202211 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches

2020–2021

Butch Davis

Florida International

2022–2023

Mike MacIntyre

Florida International

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Butch Davis → Mike MacIntyre. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020North Carolina8-4HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning

2022Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Pass-leaning

2023Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #257 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (93rd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (92nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#147 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Tackles for loss#215 / 2842 · 92nd pct

8.0

Sacks#309 / 2842 · 87th pct

3.0

Solo tackles#766 / 2842 · 72nd pct

Tackles#1074 / 2842 · 62nd pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home3g	4.7	0.3	0.3	0.0
Road6g	3.5	1.2	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.2	1.0	0.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.4	0.8	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #257 of 577 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida International	35	25	8.0	3.0	--	--	--
2022	Florida International	33	21	4.5	2.0	2	--	--
2021	North Carolina	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	North Carolina	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		70	47	12.5	5.0	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 17-22@ Louisiana Tech	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 24-17@ UConn	6	4	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 6-38vs Liberty	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 17-34@ New Mexico State	4	4	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 8	W 33-27@ Sam Houston	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 16-41vs Jacksonville State	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 11	L 6-40@ Middle Tennessee	4	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 20-44@ Arkansas	4	2	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 28-41vs Western Kentucky	4	3	1.0	1.0	—
Total		35	25	8.0	3.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Alex Nobles

202211 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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