Sean Bunting: DB · Central Michigan · #3.
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Sean Bunting
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. A two-star recruit with three seasons on the field at Central Michigan since. One game to point at: 16 rushing yards and 6 tackles against Toledo — Week 13, 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
37 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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 | Central Michigan | 37 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 49 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 104 | 72 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 15 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-35@ Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-31vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-5vs Maine | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-31@ No. 21 Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-35vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ Akron | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-24vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-51@ Toledo | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 26 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFL37 tackles · 3 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under John Bonamego — 15-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Bonamego
Pass share
44.7%
362 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Central Michigan, 104 tackles — drafted at #39 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under John Bonamego.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
