Tyrel Dodson: LB · Texas A&M · #25.
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Tyrel Dodson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The three seasons at Texas A&M span two head coaches: Kevin Sumlin and Jimbo Fisher. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UAB — Week 12, 2018.
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
61 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Northwestern State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28vs No. 2 Clemson | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-45@ No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs No. 13 Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-28@ Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-28@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Ole Miss | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs UAB | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 74-72vs No. 8 LSU | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-13vs NC State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 61 | 38 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
5%3 pass breakups61 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.1%
435 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas A&M, 192 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
