Ty French: LB · West Virginia · #47.
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Ty French
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Came to West Virginia by way of Gardner-Webb. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma State — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-34vs No. 8 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs UAlbany | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-38@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-28vs Kansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 16-28vs No. 11 Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-45vs No. 17 Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-26@ Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-21vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 15-52@ Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 49-14
vs UAlbany
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against UAlbany.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups22 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Scott
Pass share
41.8%
372 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #491 at the position.
How it ended
One season at West Virginia, 22 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
