Paulson Adebo: CB · Stanford · #11.
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Paulson Adebo
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Second year in the Stanford secondary. On tape: 8 tackles against USC, Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 10 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-7vs Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-45@ USC | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 27-45@ No. 17 UCF | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-21vs No. 16 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-13vs No. 15 Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-34vs UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-31vs Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-16@ Colorado | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
30%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this season33 tackles · 10 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
2 seasons under David Shaw — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Shaw
Pass share
55.9%
439 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
65.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Stanford, 97 tackles — drafted at #76 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Shaw.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 6th NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 6th NFL season
