Sebastian Valdez: DT · Washington · #50.
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Sebastian Valdez
Wins the gap play after play. Transferred to Washington from Montana State. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Northwestern — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington | 49 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 49 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-3vs Weber State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-9vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24vs Washington State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-5vs Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 18-21@ Rutgers | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-17vs No. 10 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-40@ Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ No. 13 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-21vs USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-35@ No. 6 Penn State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-19vs UCLA | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-49@ No. 1 Oregon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 34-35vs Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries49 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
49.9%
416 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
64.1
13 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
49 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Washington, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
