Vernon Dasher: OLB · Ole Miss · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Vernon Dasher
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. On tape: 8 tackles against Auburn, Week 8, 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
36 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 36 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-27vs Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 76-41vs Southern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-45@ No. 5 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 70-21vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-31vs Auburn | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 44-48vs South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38@ Texas A&M | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 29-36@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-35vs No. 22 Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 2 · 2018
W 76-41
1 interception · 5 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 35-point win at home against Southern Illinois.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
8%3 pass breakups36 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Luke
Pass share
51.2%
433 pass / 412 run
Plays / game
70.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
482 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Ole Miss, 36 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Matt Luke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
