Erin Austin: DL · New Mexico · #90.
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Erin Austin
Wins the gap play after play. Two seasons in the New Mexico defensive front to date. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 sack against San José State — Week 6, 2019.
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
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New Mexico | 35 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | New Mexico | 17 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 33 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-31vs Sam Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 14-66@ No. 7 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 55-52vs New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17@ Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-32@ San José State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-35vs Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-23@ Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-45vs Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-21@ Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ No. 19 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-44vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 25-38vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries35 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Bob Davie — 5-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
40.1%
329 pass / 491 run
Plays / game
68.3
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bob Davie.
