#25

Sean-Thomas Faulkner

Senior linebacker for North Texas. 2022: 72 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

LB · North Texas · Sr. · #25

5′11″ · 190 lb · Easley, SC

CFB Index 39 · #367 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceNorth Texas 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

LB recruit

Signed with The Citadel

Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLat Army (FBS) · L 9-14

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for North Texas. 2022: 72 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

Signed with The Citadel in 2017.
Transferred from The Citadel to North Texas in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at North Texas, 124 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with The Citadelout of Easley

202112 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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2017 class

CFB

College

North Texas

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Seth Littrell — 13-14 over that span.

2021North Texas6-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

39Below cohort / limited sample #367 of 548?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (86th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#205 / 2755 · 92nd pct

Solo tackles#367 / 2755 · 86th pct

Passes defended#492 / 2755 · 78th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1784 / 2755 · 29th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.5
Road6g	7.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	6.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Neal Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #367 of 548 LBs

Unranked recruit. Now #367 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	North Texas	72	34	1.0	3	--	--
2021	North Texas	52	25	3.0	1	--	--
Career		124	59	4.0	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 59–27

vs Texas Southern

3 SOLO · 6 TOT

Dominant 32-point win at home against Texas Southern.

With A. Aune — 218 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.4 · 15 rush yds (3 car) · R. Burns — 1 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-13@ UTEP	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	L 10-48vs SMU	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 59-27vs Texas Southern	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 27-58@ UNLV	11	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 34-44@ Memphis	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 45-28vs Florida Atlantic	6	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 47-27vs Louisiana Tech	4	2	0.0	—	2
Wk 8	L 27-31@ UTSA	9	6	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 40-13@ Western Kentucky	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 52-14vs Florida International	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 21-41@ UAB	12	5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 13	W 21-17vs Rice	6	1	0.0	—	0
Total		72	34	1.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology