Avien Peah

Senior defensive lineman on Massachusetts's 2021 roster.

DL · Massachusetts · Sr.

6′2″ · 280 lb · Providence, RI

CFB Index 22 · #240 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceMassachusetts 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

TE recruit

No. 2222 nationally · Signed with Massachusetts

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman on Massachusetts's roster.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Massachusetts in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Massachusetts, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2016

Signed with Massachusetts2-star out of La Salle Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2222 national

CFB

College

Massachusetts

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

3 coaches

2018

Mark Whipple

Massachusetts

2020

Walt Bell

Massachusetts

era →

2021

Alex Miller

Massachusetts

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Mark Whipple, Walt Bell, and Alex Miller. Multi-era developmental context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced

2020Massachusetts0-4HC: Walt Bell · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Massachusetts1-11HC: Alex Miller · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

22Below cohort / limited sample #240 of 274?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#564 / 2743 · 79th pct

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Solo tackles#1338 / 2743 · 50th pct

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road6g	4.3	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

22 · #240 of 274 interior linemen

Two-star recruit. Now #240 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Massachusetts	52	17	3.0	0.0	1	--	--
2020	Massachusetts	19	6	6.0	1.0	--	--	--
2018	Massachusetts	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	1
Career		72	23	9.0	1.0	1	--	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2021

W 27–13

vs UConn

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

With G. Georgopoulos — 41 AVG · 49 LONG · 6 NO · E. Merriweather — 171 rush yds (39 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-51@ Pittsburgh	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 28-45vs Boston College	7	0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 3	L 28-42vs Eastern Michigan	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 3-53@ Coastal Carolina	6	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 7-45vs Toledo	5	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 27-13vs UConn	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 3-59@ Florida State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 17-62@ Liberty	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 22-35vs Rhode Island	4	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 11	L 10-35vs Maine	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 17-33@ Army	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 27-44@ New Mexico State	5	1	1.5	—	0
Total		52	17	3.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Avien Peah

2016

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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