Smoke Monday: S · Auburn · #21.
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Smoke Monday
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Auburn. All-SEC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas A&M — Week 10, 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
58 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 8 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 60-10vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-0vs Alabama State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ No. 10 Penn State | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-19@ LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34vs No. 2 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23@ No. 17 Arkansas | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20vs No. 10 Ole Miss | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-20@ No. 13 Texas A&M | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-43vs Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-21@ South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs No. 3 Alabama | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 40 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%9 TFL63 tackles · 9 for loss · 2 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
51.0%
452 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
483 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
63 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #27 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 170 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Bryan Harsin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
