Last confirmed: NC State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 237 lb · Beavercreek, OH
Airius Moore: LB · NC State · #58.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Airius Moore
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at NC State. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 INT against Arizona State — Bowl, 2017.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 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
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20vs Marshall | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-16vs Furman | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-21@ No. 12 Florida State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-25vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-25vs No. 17 Louisville | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-35@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38vs No. 6 Clemson | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-14@ Boston College | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-21vs North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 52-31@ Arizona State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Bowl · 2017
W 52-31
vs Arizona State · neutral site
1 interception · 10 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at a neutral site against Arizona State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups68 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Dave Doeren — 24-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
50.1%
484 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
74.4
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at NC State, 153 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
