John Pius: LB · Wisconsin.
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John Pius
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Transferred to Wisconsin from William & Mary. The first one came in 2022: All-America (NCAA). On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Minnesota, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 21 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 21 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-42vs No. 4 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38@ No. 13 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-6vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-7@ Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-3vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-42@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-16vs No. 1 Oregon | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-44@ Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-24vs Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups21 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
46.6%
365 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Selector Grid · 2022
How it ended
One season at Wisconsin, 21 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
named by 1 selector
