Linebacker for SMU. 2017: 22 tackles.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Gurnee, IL
The story
2017 linebacker for SMU. 2017: 22 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRC Cox
He has spent two seasons in the SMU linebacker corps. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Tulsa — Week 9, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at SMU, 55 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chad Morris — 12-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (8th 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
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 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 · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 22-35@ Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28@ Cincinnati | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-34vs Tulsa | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Bowl | L 10-51vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |