William Ossai: LB · San José State · #11.
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William Ossai
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at San José State: Ron Caragher and Brent Brennan. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Nevada — Week 11, 2017.
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
83 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San José State | 83 | 55 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 2016 | San José State | 33 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 116 | 67 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-42vs No. 19 South Florida | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 34-13vs Cal Poly | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-56@ Texas | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-54@ Utah | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-61vs Utah State | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-41@ UNLV | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-27vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-37@ Hawai'i | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-41@ BYU | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-52vs San Diego State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-59@ Nevada | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 14-42@ Colorado State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17vs Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 55 | 11.5 | 2.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
83tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%12 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups83 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
46.5%
414 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
83 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at San José State, 116 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Caragher → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
