Eric Monroe: DB · Texas Tech · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Eric Monroe
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Baylor — Week 13, 2021.
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
79 tackles. 2 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 82 | 45 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 59 | 40 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | LSU | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | LSU | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | LSU | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 163 | 102 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-22vs Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-21vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-70@ Texas | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20@ West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs TCU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-14@ Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25vs Kansas State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ No. 4 Oklahoma | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-38vs Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-23vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ No. 9 Baylor | 13 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Total | 79 | 42 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL82 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
47.1%
384 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
82 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #40 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at LSU and Texas Tech, 163 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Les Miles, Ed Orgeron, Matt Wells and Sonny Cumbie.
