Baron Poole: DT · Troy · #97.
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Baron Poole
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two seasons in the Troy defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Arkansas State — Week 14, 2017.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-24@ Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Alabama State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-24@ New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-17vs Akron | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ No. 25 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-19vs South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-16vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Idaho | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-9vs Texas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 32-25@ Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
 Bowl | W 50-30vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Week 14 · 2017
W 32-25
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%6 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
10%3 hurries30 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Neal Brown, all balanced offenses — 21-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
53.3%
458 pass / 402 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Troy, 51 tackles — the college career is complete.
