Cedrick Dort Jr.: CB · Wisconsin · #5.
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Cedrick Dort Jr.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Purdue — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Illinois State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-17vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-52@ No. 3 Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-7@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-24vs Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 23-10vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 15-14@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 24-17vs Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Bowl · 2022
W 24-17
vs Oklahoma State · neutral site
1 interception · 1 pass breakup · 21 interception return yards
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
42%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
12tackles this season12 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Leonhard
Pass share
39.6%
326 pass / 497 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Kentucky and Wisconsin, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Stoops, Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard.
