Wesley Steiner: LB · Washington State · #54.
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Wesley Steiner
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The five seasons span two programs and five head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze and Pete Kaligis. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Portland State — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington State | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Auburn | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Auburn | 46 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Auburn | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 96 | 57 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-30vs Portland State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 37-16vs Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 54-52vs San José State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-10vs Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 70-30
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 40-point win at home against Portland State.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Kaligis
Pass share
46.4%
399 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Auburn and Washington State, 96 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze and Jake Dickert.
