6′0″ · 205 lb · Minneapolis, MN
Adam Buirge: S · Northern Illinois · #29.
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Adam Buirge
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Northern Illinois, two different head coaches: Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Akron — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 16 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 45 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Illinois State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-35@ No. 13 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-44@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-36@ Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-0vs Akron | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-48@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
45.7%
370 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 45 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
