Damon Singleton: LB · Ball State · #50.
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Damon Singleton
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Arrived as a two-star recruit; two seasons of production at Ball State since. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 INT against Western Kentucky — Week 4, 2017.
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
49 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 6 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ball State | 49 | 22 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 19 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 68 | 29 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-31vs UAB | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-13vs Tennessee Tech | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-33@ Western Kentucky | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 3-55@ Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-31@ Akron | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-56vs Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-58vs Toledo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-56@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 22 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%6 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups49 tackles · 6 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Mike Neu — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
45.3%
405 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
74.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ball State, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pete Lembo → Mike Neu. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
