Sophomore linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2021: 12 tackles.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Brighton, MI
The story
2 linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2021: 12 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMatthew Buschman
This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Eastern Michigan. The receipt: 3 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Eastern Michigan, 19 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Chris Creighton — 15-17 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (7th 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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 35–15
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-15vs Saint Francis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-34@ Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-28@ Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27@ Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-12vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 31-38vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 22-21vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |