Izayah Green-May: DE · Northern Illinois · #15.
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Izayah Green-May
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Paul Chryst and Thomas Hammock. On tape: 5 tackles against Central Michigan, Week 10, 2022.
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
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 30 | 15 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 19 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-38@ Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-38vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-31@ No. 8 Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-44@ Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 32-52vs Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-10@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-35vs Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 24-21@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-29vs Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 12-44vs Akron | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%3 sacksTFL rate
13%4 TFLHurry rate
13%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
43%3 of 7 pressures30 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
40.9%
328 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Chryst and Thomas Hammock.
