Linebacker for Pittsburgh. 2017: 9 tackles.
6′0″ · 235 lb · Loveland, OH
The story
2017 linebacker for Pittsburgh. 2017: 9 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBrian Popp
The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Miami, Week 13, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Pittsburgh, 9 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2017
W 24–14
vs Miami
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
With K. Pickett — 193 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.9 · 60 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · R. Winslow — 43 AVG · 52 LONG · 6 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-34vs North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-20@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-14vs Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |