Freshman linebacker for Utah State. 2021: 14 tackles.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Salt Lake City, UT
The story
1 linebacker for Utah State. 2021: 14 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKina Maile
Two seasons at Utah State, two different head coaches: Frank Maile and Blake Anderson. One game to point at: 3 tackles against San Diego State — Week 14, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah State, 23 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Maile → Blake Anderson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (6th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Utah State | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021
W 48–24
vs North Dakota
3 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against North Dakota.
With L. Bonner — 390 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 38.1 · 14 rush yds (10 car) · D. Thompkins — 8 rec · 172 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 48-24vs North Dakota | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 3-27vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-13@ New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-10@ New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 46-13@ San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |