Brandon Coleman: LB · Kent State · #35.
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Brandon Coleman
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A two-star recruit with two seasons on the field at Kent State since. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Buffalo — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kent State | 29 | 15 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Kent State | 18 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| Career | 47 | 26 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-41@ No. 6 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 60-10vs VMI | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-30@ No. 5 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-38vs Buffalo | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 31-64@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27@ Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-47vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-54@ Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0@ Akron | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-47vs Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-41vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 13 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2021
W 60-10
vs VMI
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 50-point win at home against VMI.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
10%3 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups29 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Sean Lewis, all run-heavy, fast tempo offenses — 10-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
39.1%
405 pass / 632 run
Plays / game
79.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #178 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kent State, 47 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sean Lewis.
