Senior linebacker for Rutgers. 2024: 6 tackles.
6′2″ · 228 lb · Tampa, FL
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 1798 nationally · Signed with Rutgers
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Rutgers. 2024: 6 tackles.
Austin Dean
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Austin Dean has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 18 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 35-12vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-31vs Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-21@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Rutgers
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Swayze Bozeman’s 2021 season.
Matches Swayze on
Differs from Swayze on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kamuela Ka'aihue's freshman season at Arizona (2023).
Matches Kamuela on
Differs from Kamuela on
Player DNA