Ali Saad: DL · Bowling Green · #99.
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Ali Saad
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Came to Bowling Green by way of Minnesota. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Central Michigan — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 40 | 18 | 8.5 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 24 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 76 | 38 | 12.5 | 5.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17vs Fordham | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-34@ No. 8 Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-26@ No. 25 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-30vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-6vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-26@ Toledo | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-13@ Central Michigan | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 31-13vs Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-13@ Ball State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 12-28vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-38vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 18 | 8.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%8 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries40 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
4 seasons under Scot Loeffler — 24-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scot Loeffler
Pass share
50.4%
418 pass / 411 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
40 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #141 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Bowling Green, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Scot Loeffler.
