Jeremiah Dinson: DB · Auburn · #20.
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Jeremiah Dinson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the same secondary at Auburn. One game to point at: 15 tackles against LSU — Week 9, 2019.
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
88 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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 27-21vs No. 11 Oregon | 13 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-6vs Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs Kent State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23vs Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ No. 10 Florida | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-10@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ No. 2 LSU | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 14-21vs No. 5 Georgia | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-0vs Samford | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 48-45vs No. 5 Alabama | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-31vs No. 16 Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 57 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 27-21
vs Oregon · neutral site
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 13 tackles
A close one, won by 6 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL88 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 27-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
42.3%
393 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
88 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 178 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gus Malzahn.
