Deion Jennings: LB · Rutgers · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Deion Jennings
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Rutgers: Nunzio Campanile and Greg Schiano. On tape: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ohio State, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs Northwestern | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-7vs Temple | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-16vs Virginia Tech | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-31@ No. 2 Michigan | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-3vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Wisconsin | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24vs Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14@ Indiana | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-35vs No. 3 Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 0-22@ Iowa | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-27@ No. 12 Penn State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-42vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-24vs Miami | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 45 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
94tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%4 pass breakups94 tackles · 4.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
36.8%
294 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
304 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
94 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Rutgers, 241 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.
