Edward Vesterinen is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at West Virginia.
Vesterinen wins the gap play after play. The five seasons at West Virginia span three head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott and Rich Rodriguez. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas Tech, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 30 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 28 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 77 | 28 | 13.5 | 6.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Ohio | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 4 | L 10-41@ Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-48vs Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-38@ No. 23 BYU | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-23vs TCU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-35@ No. 22 Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-22vs Colorado | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-25@ Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-49vs No. 7 Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2025
W 31-24
vs Pittsburgh
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%6 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
7%2 hurries30 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
38.7%
327 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #313 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #27 of 35 Big 12 DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,344 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a senior.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Helsinki, Finland — one of 5 players from Finland in FBS this season.
