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Ty Van Fossen

Senior linebacker for Cincinnati. 2022: 71 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

LB · Cincinnati · Sr. · #13

6′2″ · 222 lb · Croton, OH

CFB Index 47 · #301 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceCincinnati 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1319 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati

Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLvs South Florida (FBS) · W 28-24

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Cincinnati. 2022: 71 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Cincinnati, 182 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of St. Francis de Sales

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1319 national

CFB

College

Cincinnati

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

Played his entire career under Luke Fickell.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Luke Fickell — 53-11 over that span.

2018Cincinnati11-2HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2019Cincinnati11-3HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy

2020Cincinnati9-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning

2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

47Rotational starter #301 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: passes defended (85th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#212 / 2755 · 92nd pct

Passes defended#354 / 2755 · 85th pct

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#645 / 2755 · 76th pct

Tackles for loss#1175 / 2755 · 55th pct

2.5

Sacks#1310 / 2755 · 50th pct

0.5

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.3	0.3	0.0	0.2
Road6g	4.5	0.1	0.1	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	0.2	0.1	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	0.2	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #301 of 548 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #301 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Cincinnati	71	27	2.5	0.5	4	--	--
2021	Cincinnati	70	43	6.5	1.0	1	--	--
2020	Cincinnati	28	19	5.0	2.0	--	--	--
2019	Cincinnati	13	7	0.5	0.0	1	--	--
2018	Cincinnati	--	--	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		182	96	14.5	3.5	7	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 63–10

vs Kennesaw State

1 PD · 2 TOT

Dominant 53-point win at home against Kennesaw State.

With E. Prater — 92 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 44 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · B. Bryant — 201 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.9 · -14 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 24-31@ Arkansas	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 63-10vs Kennesaw State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 38-17@ Miami (OH)	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 45-24vs Indiana	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 31-21@ Tulsa	4	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 28-24vs South Florida	16	7	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 8	W 29-27@ SMU	4	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 21-25@ UCF	8	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-10vs Navy	9	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-25vs East Carolina	7	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 23-3@ Temple	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 13	L 24-27vs Tulane	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		71	27	2.5	0.5	—	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Ty Van Fossen

2018

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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