Jay'Viar Suggs is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wisconsin.
Suggs disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Brian Kelly and Luke Fickell. On tape: 2 tackles against Illinois, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
9 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ No. 20 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ No. 6 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs No. 24 Washington | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ No. 2 Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Luke Fickell.
