Last confirmed: Missouri, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · St. Louis, MO · Christian Brothers College
Aarion Penton: DB · Missouri · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aarion Penton
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three seasons at Missouri, two different head coaches: Gary Pinkel and Barry Odom. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against LSU — Week 5, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 12 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 0.5 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-26@ West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 61-21vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-28vs No. 16 Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 79-0vs Delaware State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-42@ LSU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ No. 18 Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-51vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-17vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 37-63@ Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-24vs Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 |
Week 13 · 2016
W 28-24
vs Arkansas
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
28%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL43 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 12 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
48.0%
448 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
77.8
12 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Missouri, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Pinkel → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
