Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23vs East Tennessee State | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21@ Colorado State | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Alston Orji
Senior linebacker for Vanderbilt. 2021: 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 236 lb · Rockwall, TX
Vanderbilt 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
4★
ILB recruit
No. 245 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Vanderbilt. 2021: 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2018.
- Transferred from Vanderbilt to Campbell in 2022.
Alston Orji
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Alston Orji has been at Vanderbilt through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 13 tackles against Colorado State, Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
20184 games
- Signed with Vanderbilt4-star out of Rockwall
2022
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018–2020
Vanderbilt
Coaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced
2019Vanderbilt3-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo
2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced
2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 10.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 21 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021
W 24–21
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Derrick Bean’s 2020 season.
Matches Derrick on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Sanders's senior season at New Mexico (2021).
86%match
Matches Devin on
Weight
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Devin on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Alston Orji
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology