Mike Tverdov: DL · Rutgers · #97.
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Mike Tverdov
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at Rutgers: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile and Greg Schiano. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Michigan — Week 4, 2021.
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
10 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-14vs Temple | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-13vs Delaware | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ No. 19 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 13-52vs No. 11 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs No. 11 Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-21@ Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-14@ Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-3@ Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 45-13
vs Delaware
1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 32-point win at home against Delaware.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry14 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
44.3%
394 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
74.1
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rutgers, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.
