Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 47-14vs Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Sean Coghlan
Junior linebacker for Illinois. 2021: 4 tackles.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Chicago, IL
Illinois 2021 alumnus
The story
3 linebacker for Illinois. 2021: 4 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearSean Coghlan
Sean Coghlan has been at Illinois through three head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 4 tackles against Northwestern — Week 13, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, 13 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith, and Bret Bielema. Multi-era developmental context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Illinois6-7HC: Lovie Smith · Run-leaning
2020Illinois2-6HC: Rod Smith · Run-heavy
2021Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology