Madison Cone: S · App State · #31.
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Madison Cone
Erases the deep middle of the field. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Paul Chryst and Shawn Clark. One game to point at: 5 tackles against South Alabama — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-19vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-25@ No. 22 Miami | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-10vs Elon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-30vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs No. 14 Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-28vs UL Monroe | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-14@ Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-7vs South Alabama | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 45-7@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-3vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-24@ No. 20 Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 8 · 2021
W 30-27
3 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL25 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
4.5%
23 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
39.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #497 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Wisconsin and App State, 51 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Chryst and Shawn Clark.
