Former linebacker at Washington State. 2024: 11 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′1″ · 242 lb · Warner Robins, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 98 nationally · Signed with Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Washington State. 2024: 11 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Wesley Steiner
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across five seasons and two programs, five head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, Hugh Freeze and Pete Kaligis. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Portland State — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Washington State, 96 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert, and Pete Kaligis. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (4th percentile).
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 · 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
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| 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 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 70–30
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| 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 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Wesley Steiner’s 2021 season.
Matches Wesley on
Differs from Wesley on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Connor Soelle's senior season at Oregon (2023).
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Player DNA