Hansky Paillant: DL · App State · #43.
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Hansky Paillant
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at App State. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Coastal Carolina — Week 10, 2022.
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
31 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 61-63vs North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 32-28vs Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-32vs James Madison | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-0vs The Citadel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-36@ Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-17vs Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-14vs Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-51@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2022
W 32-28
vs Troy
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Troy at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
6%2 hurries31 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
43.1%
358 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #168 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at App State, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Eli Drinkwitz → Shawn Clark. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
