Last confirmed: Purdue, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 225 lb · Bowling Green, KY
Ben Holt: LB · Purdue · #44.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ben Holt
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. A game that shows it: 17 tackles against TCU — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
114 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Purdue | 114 | 66 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 116 | 58 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 34 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 39 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 303 | 157 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 11 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Nevada | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-24vs Vanderbilt | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-34vs TCU | 17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 31-38vs Minnesota | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-35@ No. 12 Penn State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-14vs Maryland | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-26@ No. 23 Iowa | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-24vs Illinois | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-27vs Nebraska | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-22@ Northwestern | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-45@ No. 14 Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 41-44vs Indiana | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 66 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
114tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups114 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 10.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
60.5%
518 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
71.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
114 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Western Kentucky and Purdue, 303 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Brohm and Mike Sanford Jr..
