Evan Sayner: DL · Western Kentucky · #55.
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Evan Sayner
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The three seasons at Western Kentucky span two head coaches: Jeff Brohm and Mike Sanford Jr.. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Louisiana Tech — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | 20 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 18 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 47 | 10 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 28-31vs Maine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Louisville | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-37vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-38vs Florida International | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-29@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-34@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-16vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-15@ Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
20%4 hurries20 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
