Ty'Reke James: S · UTEP · #3.
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Ty'Reke James
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons in the UTEP secondary to date. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida Atlantic — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-31vs North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45@ No. 9 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10vs Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-35@ Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-41@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Florida Atlantic | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 13-24vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-37@ Rice | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ UTSA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 24-21
1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL51 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 15-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
45.3%
379 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
69.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 83 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.
