Sean Wiggins

Linebacker for Ball State. 2016: 109 tackles, 7 tackles for loss.

LB · Ball State · #3

6′3″ · Mint Hill, NC

Ball State 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 linebacker for Ball State. 2016: 109 tackles, 7 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ball State in 2013.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 3036 nationally · Signed with Ball State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Ball State, 109 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Signed with Ball State2-star out of Butler

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3036 national

CFB

College

Ball State

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2016

2 coaches

2015

Pete Lembo

Ball State

2016

Mike Neu

Ball State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Pete Lembo → Mike Neu. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Ball State3-9HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

2016Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (99th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#37 / 2668 · 99th pct

109

Solo tackles#37 / 2668 · 99th pct

QB hurries#245 / 2668 · 88th pct

Tackles for loss#365 / 2668 · 85th pct

7.0

Passes defended#1097 / 2668 · 48th pct

Sacks#1331 / 2668 · 25th 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

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	6.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Road7g	11.0	0.7	0.0	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	9.0	0.4	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	9.2	0.8	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Ball State	109	62	7.0	0.0	1	--	--
2015	Ball State	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
Career		109	62	7.0	0.0	1	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2016

W 41–14

vs Eastern Kentucky

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 27-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.

With R. Neal — 238 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.4 · 44 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · K. Schmidt — 47 AVG · 63 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-21@ Georgia State	5	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 20-30@ Indiana	8	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 41-14vs Eastern Kentucky	1	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-27@ Florida Atlantic	13	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-31vs Northern Illinois	7	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 21-24@ Central Michigan	15	11	1.0	—	0	Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 7	W 31-21@ Buffalo	14	8	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 25-35vs Akron	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 20-52vs Western Michigan	5	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 41-48vs Eastern Michigan	13	6	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 19-37@ Toledo	14	12	2.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 20-21@ Miami (OH)	8	6	1.0	—	0
Total		109	62	7.0	—	1

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

2013

2016 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays