Chuks Amaechi: OLB · Georgia · #41.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chuks Amaechi
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Missouri — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 1 pass 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 | Georgia | 18 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 18 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-24vs No. 22 North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-24vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-27@ Missouri | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 14-45@ No. 23 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-34vs No. 11 Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-14@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-24vs No. 14 Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-28vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackPD rate
6%1 pass breakups18 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
42.8%
385 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Georgia, 18 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Kirby Smart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
