Brian Cavicante: LB · Marshall · #16.
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Brian Cavicante
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The two seasons at Marshall span two head coaches: Doc Holliday and Charles Huff. On tape: 9 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Navy, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7@ Navy | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-10vs North Carolina Central | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-42vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-13vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21@ North Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-0vs Florida International | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-13@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-21vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-28@ Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 49-7
at Navy
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 42-point win on the road against Navy.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups32 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
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
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
52.5%
491 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
77.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #332 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Marshall, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
