#13

Vontae Diggs

Linebacker for UConn. 2017: 77 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss.

LB · UConn · #13

6′2″ · 221 lb · Downers Grove, IL

UConn 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 linebacker for UConn. 2017: 77 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at UConn, 161 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

UConn

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2017

2 coaches

2016

Bob Diaco

UConn

2017

Randy Edsall

UConn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016UConn3-9HC: Bob Diaco · Balanced

2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (91st percentile). Strength: solo tackles (91st percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#227 / 2682 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#232 / 2682 · 91st pct

Passes defended#746 / 2682 · 66th pct

Tackles for loss#889 / 2682 · 65th pct

3.5

QB hurries#717 / 2682 · 63rd pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

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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

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.3	0.5	0.0	0.3
Road5g	7.8	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	8.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	6.2	0.3	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UConn	77	45	3.5	0.0	2	--	--
2016	UConn	84	43	7.5	1.0	2	--	--
Career		161	88	11.0	1.0	4	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	L 18-38@ Virginia	10	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 4	L 38-41vs East Carolina	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-49@ SMU	7	5	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 31-70vs Memphis	10	8	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 28-24@ Temple	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 20-14vs Tulsa	8	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 12-52vs Missouri	5	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 20-37vs South Florida	6	6	0.0	—	2
Wk 11	L 24-49@ UCF	7	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 16-39vs Boston College	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 21-22@ Cincinnati	8	2	0.0	—	0
Total		77	45	3.5	—	2

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

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays