Scott Patchan: DL · Colorado State · #1.
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Scott Patchan
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. All-Mountain West in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Air Force, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 18.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Colorado State | 68 | 34 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 2020 | Colorado State | 22 | 10 | 7.5 | 5.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Miami | 33 | 17 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Miami | 29 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 153 | 77 | 34.5 | 19.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42vs South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-24vs Vanderbilt | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-6@ Toledo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-24@ No. 5 Iowa | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-14vs San José State | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-7@ New Mexico | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 24-26@ Utah State | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-28vs Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs Air Force | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 45-50@ Hawai'i | 6 | 6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 10-52vs Nevada | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Total | 68 | 34 | 18.5 | 10.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%18 TFLSack rate
15%10 sacksHurry rate
7%5 hurries68 tackles · 18.5 for loss · 10.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
43.7%
394 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
75.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Miami and Colorado State, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Richt, Manny Diaz and Steve Addazio.
