Jeff Gladney: CB · TCU · #12.
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Jeff Gladney
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Fourth year in the TCU secondary. Named All-Big 12 two seasons running, most recently in 2019. On tape: 8 tackles against Texas, Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 14 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-13@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-49@ Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-27vs No. 15 Texas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34@ Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-29vs No. 11 Baylor | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-28@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-20vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 14 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
45%14 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this season31 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 14 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Gary Patterson — 29-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Road6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
43.7%
393 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at TCU, 129 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — drafted at #31 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gary Patterson.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
