Renell Wren: DL · Arizona State · #95.
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Renell Wren
Wins the gap play after play. The three seasons at Arizona State span two head coaches: Todd Graham and Herm Edwards. On tape: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arizona State | 36 | 20 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Arizona State | 21 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Arizona State | 16 | 11 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 43 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs UTSA | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs No. 15 Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28@ San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 52-24vs Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-28@ No. 21 Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20vs Stanford | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35@ USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-20vs No. 16 Utah | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 29-31@ Oregon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-31vs No. 19 Fresno State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 20 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries36 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
44.9%
394 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
36 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arizona State, 3 sacks — drafted at #125 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Herm Edwards. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 8th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 8th NFL season
