T.J. Bollers is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at California.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jim Leonhard and Justin Wilcox. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Virginia — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 42 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2024 | California | 22 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 23 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15@ Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs Texas Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-14vs Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-34@ San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-45vs Duke | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-18vs North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-42@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs No. 15 Virginia | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-31@ Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-35vs No. 25 SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35@ Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
1%0 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries42 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
57.0%
502 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
42 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #266 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #62 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, Luke Fickell and Justin Wilcox.
