Alan Tisdale
Alan Tisdale
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Alan Tisdale has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Virginia Tech. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wake Forest, Week 7, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 191 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 71 | 31 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 36 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 84 | 44 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 191 | 87 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023
W 41–20
at Tulane
7 TOT · 5 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Tulane.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Merlin Robertson’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Brackenridge's graduate season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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