Ceneca Espinoza Jr.: S · Liberty · #6.
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Ceneca Espinoza Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The two seasons at Liberty span two head coaches: Turner Gill and Hugh Freeze. On tape: 7 tackles against Maine, Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-24vs No. 22 Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ Louisiana | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 35-17vs Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-27vs Hampton | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs New Mexico | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-44vs Maine | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-44@ Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 63-21@ Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31@ BYU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-55@ Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-28vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 31 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
Week 4 · 2019
W 62-27
vs Hampton
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 35-point win at home against Hampton.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL44 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
51.7%
451 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
67.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Liberty, 71 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Turner Gill → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
