Bubba Arslanian: LB · Akron · #27.
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Bubba Arslanian
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons at Akron span four head coaches: Terry Bowden, Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez and Joe Moorhead. All-MAC in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 16 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Liberty — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
129 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 10.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-23vs Saint Francis | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 14 Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-63@ No. 15 Tennessee | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-21@ Liberty | 16 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 28-31vs Bowling Green | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Ohio | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-28vs Central Michigan | 13 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 27-33@ Kent State | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-27vs Miami (OH) | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-34vs Eastern Michigan | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-12@ Northern Illinois | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 22-23@ Buffalo | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 129 | 61 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
129tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%10 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups129 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 10.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 10.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
56.8%
455 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
517 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Akron, 382 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Terry Bowden, Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.
