Jermaine Waller: DB · Virginia Tech · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jermaine Waller
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The four seasons at Virginia Tech span two head coaches: Justin Fuente and J.C. Price. The first career honor came in 2021: All-ACC. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Richmond, Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 5 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 2 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.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 45 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 46 | 33 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 108 | 78 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 17 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs No. 10 North Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-27@ West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Richmond | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-28vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-17@ Boston College | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-17vs Duke | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-38@ Miami | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 17-10
1 interception · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL45 tackles · 2 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
J.C. Price
Pass share
37.8%
316 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #14 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia Tech, 108 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → J.C. Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
