Sidney Porter: DB · Kennesaw State · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sidney Porter
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Middle Tennessee, Week 8, 2024.
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
66 tackles. 2 passes 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 | Kennesaw State | 66 | 27 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 66 | 27 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-28@ UTSA | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-34vs Louisiana | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ San José State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-24vs UT Martin | 8 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 5-14@ Middle Tennessee | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24vs Liberty | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-31@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 35-43@ UTEP | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-23vs Sam Houston | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-26vs Florida International | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 27 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL66 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chandler Burks
Pass share
40.2%
297 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
61.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
307 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
66 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Kennesaw State, 66 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Bohannon → Chandler Burks. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
