#28

Craig Suits

Linebacker for Tulsa. 2017: 72 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Tulsa · #28

6′0″ · 223 lb · Sunnyvale, TX

Tulsa 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 linebacker for Tulsa. 2017: 72 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tulsa, 151 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Tulsa

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Bill Blankenship

Tulsa

2015–2017

Philip Montgomery

Tulsa

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bill Blankenship → Philip Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Tulsa2-10HC: Bill Blankenship · Balanced, fast tempo

2015Tulsa6-7HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2016Tulsa10-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Tulsa2-10HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (92nd percentile). Strength: tackles (90th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#190 / 2682 · 92nd pct

9.5

Tackles#275 / 2682 · 90th pct

Solo tackles#397 / 2682 · 85th pct

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Interceptions#144 / 795 · 72nd pct

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.5	0.5	0.0	0.2
Road6g	5.5	1.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.6	0.4	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	6.6	1.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tre Lamb

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Tulsa	72	38	9.5	0.0	1	2	--
2016	Tulsa	79	47	9.0	3.5	--	1	--
2015	Tulsa	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2014	Tulsa	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		151	85	18.5	3.5	1	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2017

W 45–17

vs Houston

9 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston.

With T. Bennett — 38 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO · D. Brewer — 140 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 24-59@ Oklahoma State	5	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 66-42vs Louisiana	6	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 51-54@ Toledo	6	5	1.0	1	0
Wk 4	L 13-16vs New Mexico	2	0	0.0	1	0
Wk 5	L 21-31vs Navy	7	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 28-62@ Tulane	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 45-17vs Houston	9	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 14-20@ UConn	8	2	1.5	—	0
Wk 9	L 34-38@ SMU	5	5	3.0	—	0	3.0 TFL
Wk 10	L 14-41vs Memphis	5	4	2.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 20-27@ South Florida	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 22-43vs Temple	10	3	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Total		72	38	9.5	2	1

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

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays