Beau Freyler: DB · Iowa State · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Beau Freyler
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons in the Iowa State secondary to date. First career honor, 2023: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Arizona State — Week 15, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
84 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 84 | 46 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 106 | 56 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 68 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 41 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 299 | 154 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-3vs North Dakota | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-19@ No. 21 Iowa | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Arkansas State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-0@ Houston | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-21vs Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-16@ West Virginia | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35vs UCF | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-23vs Texas Tech | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 36-45vs Kansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-17vs Cincinnati | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28@ Utah | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-21vs Kansas State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | L 19-45vs No. 12 Arizona State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 42-41vs No. 15 Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 46 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
84tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL84 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 29-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
48.0%
470 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
84 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #82 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa State, 299 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
