Senior defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2022: 6.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.
6′1″ · 255 lb · Fredericksburg, VA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 259 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Virginia Tech. 2022: 6.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.
TyJuan Garbutt
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons at Virginia Tech, three different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Brent Pry. In 2022 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 3 TFL against Liberty, Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia Tech, 12 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Strength: sacks (98th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #210 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 31 | 16 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 30 | 17 | 7.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 31 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 31 | 18 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 123 | 64 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-20@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-10vs Boston College | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 4 | L 10-33vs West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-20vs Miami | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | L 21-22@ NC State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 27-28vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-24@ Duke | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-22@ Liberty | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 31 | 16 | 12.0 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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.
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Mohamed Kamara’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Eaton Jr.'s senior season at Sam Houston (2025).
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Player DNA