Noah Avinger is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Utah State.
Avinger gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Brady Hoke and Bronco Mendenhall. Another came in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Boise State — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 10 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 81 | 42 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 82 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 35 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 213 | 116 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 20 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-16vs UTEP | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-44@ No. 19 Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-30vs Air Force | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-7vs McNeese | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-55@ No. 18 Vanderbilt | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 26-44@ Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-25vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-33@ New Mexico | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 51-14vs Nevada | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-29@ UNLV | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-17@ Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-25vs Boise State | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Total | 81 | 42 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
81tackles this season81 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 10 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
47.9%
403 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #17 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #3 of 15 Mountain West CBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 3 schools: Brady Hoke and Bronco Mendenhall.
