Junior linebacker for Toledo. 2021: 17 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
6′1″ · 227 lb · Clinton, PA
The story
3 linebacker for Toledo. 2021: 17 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAJ Crider
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Toledo linebacker corps. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Toledo, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jason Candle.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Jason Candle — 24-20 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (13th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 49–10
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 39-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With D. Finn — 38 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 82 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · C. Bradley — 183 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 38.5 · 2 rush yds (4 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-10vs Norfolk State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-22vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-7@ Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-17@ Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 49-14vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Aric Horne’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aric Horne's senior season at Iowa State (2021).
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Player DNA