Ashanti Cistrunk: LB · Ole Miss · #36.
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Ashanti Cistrunk
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Ole Miss. On tape: 9 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-7vs Mercer | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ No. 24 Tulane | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24@ No. 13 Alabama | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-49vs No. 13 LSU | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20vs Arkansas | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-7vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35vs Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-52@ No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-3vs UL Monroe | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-7@ Mississippi State | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-25vs No. 10 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 31 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
Week 5 · 2023
W 55-49
vs LSU
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out LSU at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups71 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.7%
394 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #137 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ole Miss, 194 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Luke → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
