Vinny Mihota: DL · Virginia Tech · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Vinny Mihota
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the same defensive front at Virginia Tech. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 24 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 43 | 20 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 78 | 34 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 |
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-3@ No. 19 Florida State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-45vs No. 6 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-49vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-20vs Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 24-3
1 interception
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Florida State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries11 tackles · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Justin Fuente — 25-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
45.6%
428 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
