Colin Schooler: LB · Texas Tech · #17.
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Colin Schooler
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin and Matt Wells. First career honor, 2021: All-Big 12. On tape: 15 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against West Virginia, Week 5, 2021.
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
98 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 107 | 71 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 63 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Arizona | 98 | 64 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Arizona | 114 | 68 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Arizona | 96 | 68 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 478 | 312 | 56.5 | 14.5 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Houston | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-22vs Stephen F. Austin | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-21vs Florida International | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-70@ Texas | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20@ West Virginia | 15 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs TCU | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-14@ Kansas | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25vs Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ No. 4 Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-38vs Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-23vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ No. 9 Baylor | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 98 | 63 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 23-20
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 15 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
107tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
5%5 pass breakups107 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
47.1%
384 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #233 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Arizona and Texas Tech, 478 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 57 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin, and Jedd Fisch. Multi-era developmental context.
