Tyshon Fogg

Senior linebacker for Rutgers. 2021: 53 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Rutgers · Sr. · #8

6′1″ · 232 lb · Baltimore, MD

CFB Index 38 · #394 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceRutgers 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

OLB recruit

No. 300 nationally · Signed with Rutgers

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Rutgers. 2021: 53 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Rutgers in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Rutgers, 274 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20174 games

Signed with Rutgers4-star out of Calvert Hall College

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#300 national

CFB

College

Rutgers

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

3 coaches

2017–2018

Chris Ash

Rutgers

2019

Nunzio Campanile

Rutgers

era →

2020–2021

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Rutgers4-8HC: Chris Ash · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2018Rutgers1-11HC: Chris Ash · Run-leaning

2019Rutgers2-10HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Rutgers3-6HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

38Below cohort / limited sample #394 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#536 / 2743 · 80th pct

Solo tackles#764 / 2743 · 71st pct

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Tackles for loss#1233 / 2743 · 52nd pct

2.5

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road5g	6.6	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	6.0	0.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

38 · #394 of 578 LBs

Former four-star. Now #394 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Rutgers	53	26	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Rutgers	65	26	5.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Rutgers	95	37	4.0	1.5	1	--	--
2018	Rutgers	45	14	3.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Rutgers	16	9	1.0	0.0	--	1	--
Career		274	112	15.5	3.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 45–13

vs Delaware

1 SOLO · 5 TOT

Dominant 32-point win at home against Delaware.

With N. Vedral — 323 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.4 · 15 rush yds (5 car) · A. Cruickshank — 10 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 61-14vs Temple	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 17-7@ Syracuse	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 45-13vs Delaware	5	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 13-20@ Michigan	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 13-31vs Michigan State	6	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 7-21@ Northwestern	10	8	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 20-14@ Illinois	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 3-52vs Wisconsin	3	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 0-28@ Penn State	12	4	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 13	L 16-40vs Maryland	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		53	26	2.5	1.0	—

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

Tyshon Fogg

20174 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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