Bryce Cosby: S · Ball State · #5.
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Bryce Cosby
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Rated a two-star prospect, with five seasons of snaps at Ball State since. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2021. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Central Michigan — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
100 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 10.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ball State | 108 | 66 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | Ball State | 62 | 35 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | Ball State | 78 | 49 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 83 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Ball State | 60 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 391 | 228 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 15 | 10 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-21vs Western Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-44@ No. 11 Penn State | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-45@ Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-22vs Toledo | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-16vs Army | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20@ Western Michigan | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-31@ Eastern Michigan | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24vs Miami (OH) | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-25@ Akron | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 29-30@ Northern Illinois | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-37vs Central Michigan | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 20-3vs Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 62 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
108tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%12 TFL108 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Mike Neu — 24-33 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 9.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
50.3%
439 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #76 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ball State, 391 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
