#35

Tim Hart

Senior linebacker for Memphis. 2019: 48 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Memphis · Sr. · #35

6′1″ · 229 lb · Memphis, TN

Memphis 2019 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Memphis. 2019: 48 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Transferred from Memphis to Sam Houston in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Memphis, 153 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2021

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Memphis

2017–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2019

1 coach

2017–2019

Mike Norvell

Memphis

Played his entire career under Mike Norvell.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mike Norvell — 30-11 over that span.

2017Memphis10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2018Memphis8-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2019Memphis12-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (25th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#535 / 2688 · 80th pct

Sacks#514 / 2688 · 77th pct

2.0

Tackles#720 / 2688 · 73rd pct

Tackles for loss#1061 / 2688 · 57th pct

3.0

Passes defended#1097 / 2688 · 48th pct

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.4	0.3	0.1	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Memphis	48	34	3.0	2.0	1	--	--
2018	Memphis	56	36	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Memphis	49	29	3.0	1.0	1	1	--
Career		153	99	6.5	3.0	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019

W 55–24

vs Southern

4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 31-point win at home against Southern.

With B. White — 337 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.4 · 1 rush yds (2 car) · K. Gainwell — 85 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week