Chris Fairchild: DT · Kent State · #50.
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Chris Fairchild
Wins the gap play after play. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio, Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 33 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 33 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-33@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-39vs North Carolina A&T | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-7vs Monmouth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-48@ No. 1 Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-31vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-20@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-18@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-14vs Ohio | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-37vs No. 14 Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-42@ Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
6%2 hurries33 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Haynes
Pass share
38.4%
292 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Kent State, 33 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Darrell Hazell → Paul Haynes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
