Anthony Averett: DB · Alabama · #28.
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Anthony Averett
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Two seasons in the Alabama secondary to date. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Florida State — Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs No. 3 Florida State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23vs Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-3vs Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-19@ Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-7vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs No. 19 LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ No. 18 Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-0vs Mercer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-26@ No. 6 Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-6vs No. 1 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-23vs No. 3 Georgia | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 31 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 |
Bowl · 2017
W 26-23
vs Georgia · neutral site
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL48 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Nick Saban, all run-heavy offenses — 27-2 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
35.7%
332 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Alabama, 96 tackles — drafted at #118 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 9th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 9th NFL season
