Brenden Schooler: DB · Texas · #14.
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Brenden Schooler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The six seasons span two programs and five head coaches: Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart, Mario Cristobal, Tom Herman and Steve Sarkisian. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Iowa State — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-18vs No. 23 Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-40@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 58-0vs Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-35vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 48-55vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-32vs No. 12 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ No. 16 Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-30@ Iowa State | 12 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 56-57vs Kansas | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-31@ West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 22-17vs Kansas State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 36 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL50 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
43.2%
345 pass / 453 run
Plays / game
66.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #226 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Oregon and Texas, 143 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart, Mario Cristobal, Kevin Sumlin and Steve Sarkisian.
