Javon Scruggs: S · Liberty · #1.
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Javon Scruggs
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons at Liberty span two head coaches: Turner Gill and Hugh Freeze. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Virginia Tech — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 6 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 · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-27@ Southern Miss | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14vs UAB | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-12vs Akron | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-24@ Old Dominion | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-24@ Massachusetts | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-14vs BYU | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-19@ Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 33-36@ UConn | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23vs Virginia Tech | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 14-49vs New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 33 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFL66 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
44.9%
394 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
66 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Liberty, 261 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Turner Gill → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
