Last confirmed: UTEP, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Oakland, CA
Brendan Royal: DB · UTEP · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brendan Royal
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTSA — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UTEP | 33 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 33 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-22vs New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-41@ No. 11 Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-66vs Army | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-28@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-35vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-49@ UTSA | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 21-31vs Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-10vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-44@ Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-24vs North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL33 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Kugler
Pass share
44.9%
327 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at UTEP, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
