Ross Connors: DB · Air Force · #31.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ross Connors
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Air Force secondary to date. On tape: 7 tackles against Boise State, Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Stony Brook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-33@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-42@ Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21@ San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-35@ UNLV | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-48vs Boise State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 14-17@ Army | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 20-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
20.0%
171 pass / 686 run
Plays / game
71.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
182 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 34 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
