Senior linebacker for SMU. 2020: 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′2″ · 211 lb · Odessa, TX
The story
4 linebacker for SMU. 2020: 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearPreston Ellison
He has spent two seasons in the SMU linebacker corps. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Temple — Week 10, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at SMU, 5 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sonny Dykes, all balanced offenses — 12-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 65-35@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 50-7vs Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-23@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |