Michael Sewell Jr.: S · New Mexico · #5.
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Michael Sewell Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the same secondary at New Mexico. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Colorado State — Week 7, 2018.
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
57 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New Mexico | 57 | 34 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | New Mexico | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 69 | 42 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-30vs Incarnate Word | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-25@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 43-52vs Liberty | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 50-14@ UNLV | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-20@ Colorado State | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-38vs Fresno State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-61@ Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-31vs San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-42@ Air Force | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-31vs Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 34 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2018
W 50-14
at UNLV
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 36-point win on the road against UNLV.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL57 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup.
2 seasons under Bob Davie, all run-heavy offenses — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
36.4%
287 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
57 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico, 69 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bob Davie.
