Owen Pappoe: LB · Auburn.
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Owen Pappoe
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for four head coaches at Auburn: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin and Cadillac Williams. All-SEC in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 16 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-16vs Mercer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-16vs San José State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-41vs No. 22 Penn State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Missouri | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-21vs LSU | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-42@ No. 2 Georgia | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-48@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 27-41vs Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 33-39@ Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Texas A&M | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-17vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 51 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups92 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Cadillac Williams
Pass share
39.0%
308 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
92 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #95 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 257 tackles — drafted at #168 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, and Cadillac Williams. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 4th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 4th NFL season
