#16

Brian Cavicante

Senior linebacker for Marshall. 2021: 32 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Marshall · Sr. · #16

6′0″ · 229 lb · Chicago, IL

CFB Index 45 · #332 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceMarshall 2021 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Marshall. 2021: 32 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed with Delaware State in 2016.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

ILB recruit

Signed with Delaware State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Marshall, 49 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2016

Signed with Delaware Stateout of Milford Academy

Career arc

Recruit

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2016 class

CFB

College

Marshall

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches

2020

Doc Holliday

Marshall

2021

Charles Huff

Marshall

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #332 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#704 / 2743 · 72nd pct

1.5

Tackles#1279 / 2743 · 52nd pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#1791 / 2743 · 33rd pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road4g	4.8	0.5	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.0	0.3	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Gibson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #332 of 578 LBs

Unranked recruit. Now #332 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Marshall	32	12	2.0	1.5	--	--	--
2020	Marshall	17	7	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		49	19	2.0	1.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 44–10

vs North Carolina Central

1 SOLO · 4 TOT

Dominant 34-point win at home against North Carolina Central.

With G. Wells — 344 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.0 · 4 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · R. LeFevre — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 42 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 49-7@ Navy	9	5	1.5	1.5	—	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 2	W 44-10vs North Carolina Central	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 38-42vs East Carolina	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 20-13vs Old Dominion	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 49-21@ North Texas	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 38-0vs Florida International	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 28-13@ Florida Atlantic	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 14-21vs UAB	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 49-28@ Charlotte	3	1	0.5	0.0	—
Total		30	10	2.0	1.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Brian Cavicante

2016

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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