Mehdi El Attrach: DB · Boston College · #25.
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Mehdi El Attrach
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the Boston College secondary. On tape: 12 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 5, 2019.
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
59 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boston College | 59 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 82 | 40 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs Richmond | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-48vs Kansas | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-16@ Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Wake Forest | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 39-41@ Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-24vs NC State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-59@ No. 4 Clemson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 58-27@ Syracuse | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-38vs Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 6-38vs No. 23 Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL59 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Steve Addazio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
31.9%
303 pass / 648 run
Plays / game
73.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
59 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boston College, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Addazio.
