Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 230 lb · New Berlin, WI
Alex Schwab: LB · Northern Illinois · #18.
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Alex Schwab
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Northern Illinois. On tape: 7 tackles against Toledo, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 47 | 24 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 30 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 39 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
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 20-23vs Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs Eastern Illinois | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-17@ Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-34@ No. 19 San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-3vs Kent State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 14-13@ Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-17@ Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-27@ Toledo | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-17vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-31vs Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-36vs Duke | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 24 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 12 · 2017
W 35-31
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Western Michigan at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups47 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Rod Carey — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rod Carey
Pass share
42.7%
405 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
72.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northern Illinois, 77 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rod Carey.
