BJ Sculark: CB · New Mexico State · #4.
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BJ Sculark
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The three seasons at New Mexico State span two head coaches: Doug Martin and Jerry Kill. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Sam Houston — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 25 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 21 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 32 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 30-41vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 58-21vs Western Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-33@ Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17@ New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-20@ Hawai'i | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 34-17vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-13vs Sam Houston | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-7@ UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-37vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Kill
Pass share
43.3%
393 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
60.5
15 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico State, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doug Martin → Jerry Kill. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
