Martez Hester: S · Ball State · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Martez Hester
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. One game to point at: 13 tackles against Buffalo — Week 7, 2016.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ball State | 72 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 72 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-21@ Georgia State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-30@ Indiana | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-14vs Eastern Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-27@ Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31vs Northern Illinois | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-24@ Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-21@ Buffalo | 13 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 25-35vs Akron | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-52vs No. 17 Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 41-48vs Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-37@ Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL72 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
45.7%
434 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
79.1
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
72 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Ball State, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pete Lembo → Mike Neu. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
