Chase Kline: LB · Eastern Michigan · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chase Kline
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Chris Creighton. The first one came in 2023: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 19 tackles against Akron — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
124 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | 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 · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| 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 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 19-17
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
124tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups124 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
46.1%
358 pass / 418 run
Plays / game
59.7
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #84 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Michigan State and Eastern Michigan, 263 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Chris Creighton.
