Sean Mahone: S · West Virginia · #29.
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Sean Mahone
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons at West Virginia span two head coaches: Dana Holgorsen and Neal Brown. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Maryland — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4 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 | West Virginia | 81 | 54 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 53 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 77 | 53 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 220 | 145 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 8 | 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 24-30@ Maryland | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Long Island University | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-21vs No. 15 Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-16@ No. 4 Oklahoma | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23vs Texas Tech | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45@ Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 29-17@ TCU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-31vs No. 22 Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-24vs No. 11 Oklahoma State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-34@ Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-23vs Texas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-28@ Kansas | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 51 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL81 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
50.1%
445 pass / 443 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
81 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at West Virginia, 220 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
