#33

Eric Assoua

Senior defensive lineman for Western Michigan. 2018: 4.5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

DL · Western Michigan · Sr. · #33

6′2″ · 240 lb · Silver Spring, MD

Western Michigan 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 1555 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Western Michigan. 2018: 4.5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Western Michigan, 11 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2015

Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of St. John's College

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1555 national

CFB

College

Western Michigan

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

2 coaches

2016

P.J. Fleck

Western Michigan

2017–2018

Tim Lester

Western Michigan

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Western Michigan13-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2017Western Michigan6-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy

2018Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (94th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (81st percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#149 / 2662 · 94th pct

4.5

Tackles for loss#459 / 2662 · 81st pct

6.0

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1868 / 2662 · 28th pct

QB hurries#1228 / 2662 · 27th pct

Tackles#2009 / 2662 · 23rd pct

Passes defended#1661 / 2662 · 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

2018 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road6g	1.5	0.8	0.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.6	0.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Western Michigan	18	11	6.0	4.5	--	--	--
2017	Western Michigan	19	11	6.5	3.0	2	--	--
2016	Western Michigan	47	28	6.5	3.5	1	--	--
Career		84	50	19.0	11.0	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2018

W 68–0

vs Delaware State

3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL

Dominant 68-point win at home against Delaware State.

With J. Reed — 3 rec · 21 yds · J. Wassink — 286 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	W 68-0vs Delaware State	3	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 34-15@ Georgia State	1	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 40-39@ Miami (OH)	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 42-35@ Bowling Green	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 8	W 35-10@ Central Michigan	1	1	0.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-51vs Toledo	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 14-59vs Ohio	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 41-42@ Ball State	4	2	2.0	1.5	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 13	W 28-21vs Northern Illinois	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Bowl	L 18-49@ BYU	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		18	11	6.0	4.5	—	0

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

2015

2018 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays