Chase Kline

Senior linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2023: 124 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #6

6′3″ · 236 lb · Chardon, OH

CFB Index 76 · #84 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceEastern Michigan 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 447 nationally · Signed with Michigan State

Statement game19 tacklesvs Akron (FBS) · W 30-27

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2023: 124 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2018.
Transferred from Michigan State to Eastern Michigan in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Eastern Michigan, 263 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Chardon

202210 games

Entered the portal

202311 games

All-MACthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#447 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC

All-MAC mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Chris Creighton

Eastern Michigan

Played his entire career under Chris Creighton.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #84 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (99th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#13 / 2842 · 100th pct

124

QB hurries#34 / 2842 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#179 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Tackles for loss#752 / 2842 · 71st pct

4.0

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	13.6	0.7	0.4	0.2
Road6g	9.3	0.1	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	10.2	0.6	0.3	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	12.6	0.1	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chris Creighton

Pass share

58.2%

107 pass / 77 run

Plays / game

61.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

117 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #84 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #84 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Eastern Michigan	124	42	4.0	2.0	3	--	--
2022	Eastern Michigan	87	37	2.0	1.0	3	--	--
2021	Michigan State	11	4	0.5	0.5	1	--	--
2020	Michigan State	29	11	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Michigan State	12	5	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		263	99	8.0	4.5	7	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	L 6-25@ Minnesota	9	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 19-17vs Massachusetts	11	9	3.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 4	L 0-21@ Jacksonville State	10	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 23-26@ Central Michigan	12	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 24-10vs Ball State	6	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 28-14vs Kent State	13	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 13-20@ Northern Illinois	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 21-45vs Western Michigan	19	3	0.5	0.0	—	1	Season-high 19 tackles
Wk 11	L 23-49@ Toledo	13	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 30-27vs Akron	19	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-11@ Buffalo	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		124	42	4.0	2.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology