Stephen Forester: LB · UTEP · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Stephen Forester
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at UTEP: Sean Kugler and Dana Dimel. The first one came in 2020: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against UTSA — Week 11, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs Stephen F. Austin | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-59@ Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-13vs Abilene Christian | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-6@ UL Monroe | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-21@ Louisiana Tech | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-38@ Charlotte | 9 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 21-52@ UTSA | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 43-45vs North Texas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 29 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups62 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
44.5%
238 pass / 297 run
Plays / game
66.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
262 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at UTEP, 96 tackles — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.
