Dillan Cazley: DB · Illinois · #8.
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Dillan Cazley
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Michigan State — Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Illinois | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-3vs Murray State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-48vs North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-40vs Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-27vs Michigan State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 3-48@ No. 7 Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28vs Iowa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42@ Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL21 tackles · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
50.8%
358 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
58.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
387 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Illinois, 21 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit, and Lovie Smith. Multi-era developmental context.
