Senior linebacker for Southern Miss. 2023: 13 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.
6′3″ · 242 lb · Rice Lake, WI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 295 nationally · Joined Southern Miss
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Southern Miss. 2023: 13 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.
Averie Habas
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Four seasons at Southern Miss, two different head coaches: Scotty Walden and Will Hall. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Troy — Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 143 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scotty Walden → Will Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (10th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #219 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 13 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 43 | 18 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 33 | 12 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 54 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 56 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 13-17vs Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 3-55@ South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-48@ App State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-41@ Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-35vs Troy | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kivon Bennett’s 2021 season.
Matches Kivon on
Differs from Kivon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Keshawn Banks's junior season at San Diego State (2022).
Matches Keshawn on
Player DNA