Mike Tyson: S · Cincinnati · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mike Tyson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UCF — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 5 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 4.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 46 | 29 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 |
| Career | 46 | 29 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs UT Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-40vs No. 6 Houston | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-45vs South Florida | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-20@ UConn | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-19vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-24@ UCF | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-40@ Tulsa | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 29 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFL46 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Pass share
53.8%
453 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Cincinnati, 46 tackles — drafted at #187 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tommy Tuberville.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
