Cecil Singleton: DB · Louisiana Tech · #2.
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Cecil Singleton
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Chuck Martin and Sonny Cumbie. On tape: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Jacksonville State, Week 12, 2023.
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
74 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 74 | 43 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 56 | 35 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 38 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 30 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 206 | 117 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 10 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-17vs Florida International | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ SMU | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-21vs Northwestern State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs North Texas | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 14-28@ Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-10@ UTEP | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-56@ Liberty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-42vs Sam Houston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-56@ Jacksonville State | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 74 | 43 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL74 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
52.8%
422 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
66.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
74 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #196 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Miami (OH) and Louisiana Tech, 206 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chuck Martin and Sonny Cumbie.
