Last confirmed: Syracuse, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 236 lb · Sylvania, OH · Sylvania Southview
Austin Valdez: LB · Syracuse · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Austin Valdez
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Boston College — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Roundtable Oct 23
Syracuse.com Oct 15
247Sports Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Syracuse | 38 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 58 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 96 | 43 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-7vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17vs Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-35@ No. 25 LSU | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-33@ NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-27@ No. 8 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Florida State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-56@ Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42vs Boston College | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 38 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups38 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
53.6%
548 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
85.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
587 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Bowling Green and Syracuse, 96 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson, Dino Babers and Mike Jinks.
