Aaron Beasley: LB · Tennessee · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aaron Beasley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Tennessee. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Georgia — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-13vs Virginia | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-13vs Austin Peay | 9 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 16-29@ Florida | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs UTSA | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-13vs Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-34@ No. 11 Alabama | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-27@ Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-3vs UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-36@ No. 16 Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-38vs No. 1 Georgia | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-24vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-0vs No. 20 Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 37 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%12 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups69 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
45.8%
411 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
418 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #72 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Tennessee, 228 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
