TieNeal Martin: S · Tulsa · #7.
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TieNeal Martin
Erases the deep middle of the field. Four seasons in the Tulsa secondary to date. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oklahoma State — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 6 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 1 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
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-28@ Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-41@ No. 9 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34vs Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45vs Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-29vs Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Navy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28@ No. 2 Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-13@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-10vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL31 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
4 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 20-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
43.4%
410 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
78.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #475 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulsa, 88 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Philip Montgomery.
