Last confirmed: App State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 201 lb · Snellville, GA · Shiloh
Austin Exford: DB · App State · #9.
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Austin Exford
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at App State behind him. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Georgia Southern — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-45@ No. 10 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9@ Charlotte | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 72-7vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-7vs South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-9@ Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-17vs Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-34@ Georgia Southern | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 23-7@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7@ Texas State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-17vs Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-10vs Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-19vs Louisiana | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-13vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 7 · 2018
W 35-9
1 interception · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 26-point win on the road against Arkansas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL50 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Scott Satterfield, all run-heavy offenses — 30-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
37.5%
320 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
346 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at App State, 97 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 31 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Scott Satterfield.
