Brian Whitaker: DE · Ball State · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brian Whitaker
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Indiana — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ball State | 19 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 19 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-21@ Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-30@ Indiana | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-14vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-21@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-35vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 41-48vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-37@ Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-21@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%1 sackTFL rate
16%3 TFL19 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
45.7%
434 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
79.1
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Ball State, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
