Michael Callahan: DT · Boise State · #92.
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Michael Callahan
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Boise State: Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Utah State — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boise State | 19 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 19 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 18 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 62-30vs Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 28-7@ Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-24@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-24vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-21@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-13@ Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-18vs Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 21-7vs No. 19 UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-31vs No. 5 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
43.5%
415 pass / 538 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Boise State, 54 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos, and Spencer Danielson. Multi-era developmental context.
