Senior defensive end on TCU's 2018 roster.
6′3″ · 259 lb · Leander, TX
Michael Epley
This is his second year in the same defensive front at TCU. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Southern — Week 1, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at TCU — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Gary Patterson, all run-leaning offenses — 18-9 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd 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
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-7vs Southern | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-12@ SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-40vs Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17vs Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-47@ West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |