Sean Adesanya: DL · Central Michigan · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sean Adesanya
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2019: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Bowling Green — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 16 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 35 | 23 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 29 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Illinois | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 46 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs UAlbany | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-61@ No. 17 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-24vs Akron | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 12-17@ Miami | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 15-31@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-16vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-28vs New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20@ Bowling Green | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-43@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-10vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 45-44@ Ball State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 15 | L 21-26vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 11-48vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 23 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
46%16 TFLSack rate
20%7 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries35 tackles · 16 for loss · 7 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
47.8%
472 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
70.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Illinois and Central Michigan, 12 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2020
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit, Lovie Smith, John Bonamego and Jim McElwain.
