Last confirmed: Louisville, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 256 lb · Smiths, AL
Amonte Caban: DL · Louisville · #53.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Amonte Caban
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Amonte Caban has been at Louisville through three head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida State — Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisville | 32 | 17 | 6.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Louisville | 46 | 27 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 89 | 52 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-35vs No. 9 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ Florida State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 41-39vs Boston College | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 62-59@ No. 19 Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-45vs No. 3 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-52@ Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-34vs Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-45@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-28vs Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 6.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2019
W 56-34
vs Syracuse
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Syracuse.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%6 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
16%5 hurries32 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
34.9%
301 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
11.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Petrino → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
