Last confirmed: Central Michigan, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Ishpeming, MI
Alex Briones: LB · Central Michigan · #17.
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Alex Briones
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Central Michigan. On tape: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Buffalo, Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 63 | 43 | 7.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 83 | 55 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 48 | 35 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 194 | 133 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-31vs Kansas | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-5vs Maine | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-31@ No. 21 Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Buffalo | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24vs Ball State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-35vs Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ Akron | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-24vs Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-51@ Toledo | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 43 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%7 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups63 tackles · 7 for loss.
3 seasons under John Bonamego — 15-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Bonamego
Pass share
44.7%
362 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Central Michigan, 194 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under John Bonamego.
