Fred Schroeder: DE · Ball State · #52.
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Fred Schroeder
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons in the Ball State defensive front to date. On tape: 8 tackles against Toledo, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | Ball State | 37 | 16 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Ball State | 22 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 59 | 20 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-6vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-24@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-38@ Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-28vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-24vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-24vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-23@ Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-42vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-52@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-45@ Toledo | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 42-41vs Western Michigan | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 16 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%2 sacksTFL rate
8%3 TFL37 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Mike Neu — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
51.8%
477 pass / 443 run
Plays / game
76.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
519 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
37 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ball State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pete Lembo → Mike Neu. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
