Alex Nobles: LB · Florida International · #97.
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Alex Nobles
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 8 tackles against Jacksonville State, Week 9, 2023.
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
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida International | 35 | 25 | 8.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | 33 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 70 | 47 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-22@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-17@ UConn | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-38vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-34@ New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 33-27@ Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41vs Jacksonville State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 6-40@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-44@ Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-41vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 25 | 8.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
23%8 TFLSack rate
9%3 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups35 tackles · 8 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Pass share
50.7%
381 pass / 371 run
Plays / game
62.7
12 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at North Carolina and Florida International, 70 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown and Mike MacIntyre.
