Avery Powell
Avery Powell
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He got to Temple by way of Missouri State. The receipt: 9 tackles against North Texas — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Temple | 54 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 37 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 27–21
vs UTSA
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 INT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Temple
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -2 net (23 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #113 · 2026 recruiting class #68
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Nolan’s 2024 season.
Matches Ryan on
Differs from Ryan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Greil's junior season at Arkansas State (2025).
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Background
2026 (Redshirt Senior, Temple): Will compete at the safety position. Powell game-by-game stats 2025 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Transferred in for the 2025 season ... began season as starting free safety and appeared in every game ... served as game captain (Charlotte) ... recovered first career f...