Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#98
Austin Firestone
Freshman defensive lineman for Missouri. 2023: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 tackles.
6′5″ · 258 lb · Niceville, FL
Missouri 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
DL recruit
No. 502 nationally · Signed with Northwestern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive lineman for Missouri. 2023: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2022.
- Transferred from Northwestern to Missouri in 2023.
Austin Firestone
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Pat Fitzgerald and Eli Drinkwitz. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 sacks against Vanderbilt, Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Missouri, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
2022
- Signed with Northwestern3-star out of Niceville
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology