#18

Denzel Feaster

Senior linebacker for UTSA. 2021: 41 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

LB · UTSA · Sr. · #18

6′3″ · 224 lb · Austin, TX

CFB Index 31 · #452 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceUTSA 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 2124 nationally · Signed with Kansas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for UTSA. 2021: 41 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2015.
Transferred from Kansas to UTSA in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UTSA, 78 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2015

Signed with Kansas3-star out of Manor

202112 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2124 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2016–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2021

2 coaches

2016

Frank Wilson

UTSA

2018

Frank Wilson

UTSA

2020–2021

Jeff Traylor

UTSA

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Jeff Traylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Kansas2-10HC: David Beaty · Balanced

2018Kansas3-9HC: David Beaty · Balanced

2020Kansas0-9HC: Les Miles · Run-leaning

2021UTSA12-2HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #452 of 578?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#813 / 2743 · 69th pct

Tackles#880 / 2743 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1640 / 2743 · 37th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.6	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #452 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #452 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	UTSA	41	25	1.5	--	--	--
2020	Kansas	20	16	1.5	--	--	--
2018	Kansas	8	6	1.0	--	--	--
2016	Kansas	9	8	0.0	--	--	--
Career		78	55	4.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 37-30@ Illinois	4	1	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 2	W 54-0vs Lamar	3	1	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 27-13vs Middle Tennessee	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 31-28@ Memphis	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 24-17vs UNLV	4	3	0.5	—
Wk 7	W 45-0vs Rice	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 45-16@ Louisiana Tech	4	2	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 44-23@ UTEP	4	1	1.0	—
Wk 11	W 27-17vs Southern Miss	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 34-31vs UAB	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 23-45@ North Texas	4	2	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 49-41vs Western Kentucky	2	2	0.0	—
Total		33	19	1.5	—

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

Denzel Feaster

2015

202112 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Sideline-to-Sideline

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