Jeffrey Gunter: DB · Coastal Carolina · #94.
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Jeffrey Gunter
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Coastal Carolina: Jamey Chadwell and Joe Moglia. That makes three seasons with an honor, the latest All-Sun Belt in 2021. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against The Citadel — Week 1, 2021.
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
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 35 | 21 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | 58 | 35 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina | 49 | 29 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina | 26 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 168 | 96 | 38.5 | 16.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs The Citadel | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-22vs Kansas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-25@ Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-3vs Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 59-6vs UL Monroe | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-20@ Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ App State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-28vs Troy | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-8@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 40-42vs Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-21vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 21 | 8.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2021
W 35-28
vs Troy
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out Troy at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
24%8 TFL35 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
39.0%
321 pass / 503 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Coastal Carolina, 168 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — drafted at #252 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jamey Chadwell, Joe Moglia and Dave Doeren.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 5th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 5th NFL season
