Jeremiah Taleni: DL · Florida Atlantic · #92.
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Jeremiah Taleni
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Pat Narduzzi and Lane Kiffin. On tape: 5 tackles and 1.5 sacks against North Texas, Week 14, 2017.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 24 | 8 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
| Career | 56 | 22 | 11.0 | 7.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 19-42vs Navy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ No. 9 Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-20vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-28@ Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 69-31vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-28@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-25vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-23@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-24vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-12@ Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-17vs North Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
 Bowl | W 50-3vs Akron | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2017
W 41-17
vs North Texas
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against North Texas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
16%5 hurries32 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
35.4%
361 pass / 658 run
Plays / game
72.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Pittsburgh and Florida Atlantic, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Chryst, Pat Narduzzi and Lane Kiffin.
