Calvin Avery: DL · Illinois · #93.
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Calvin Avery
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Illinois. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Michigan State — Week 10, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 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.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
Yahoo Sports Oct 25Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-6vs Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 20-23@ Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-0vs Chattanooga | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-10@ Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 9-6vs Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-14vs Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-9@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-23vs Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-19@ No. 3 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-3@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
9%2 hurries23 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
42.6%
393 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #195 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Illinois, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
