Jeffrey Bassa: LB · Oregon · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeffrey Bassa
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Oregon. All-Big Ten in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 2 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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs Idaho | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-34vs Boise State | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14@ Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13@ UCLA | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-10vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31vs No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-0@ Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-9vs No. 20 Illinois | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-17@ Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 39-18vs Maryland | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 16-13@ Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-21vs Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-41vs No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 34-13
at UCLA
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against UCLA.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups51 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
48.7%
458 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
67.2
14 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #312 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon, 218 tackles — drafted at #156 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mario Cristobal → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 2nd NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 2nd NFL season
