Drell Greene: DB · Western Kentucky · #9.
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Drell Greene
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Western Kentucky. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Ball State — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 63 | 42 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 74 | 30 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 161 | 84 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-34@ No. 4 Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-31vs Maine | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ Ball State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Charlotte | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-37vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-38vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-29@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-34@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-16vs UTEP | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-15@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 42 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL63 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Sanford Jr.
Pass share
48.8%
428 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
73.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
63 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 161 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
