Calvin Avery
Calvin Avery
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent three seasons in the Illinois defensive front. The receipt: 4 tackles against Michigan State — Week 10, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bret Bielema.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022
W 26–14
vs Minnesota
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Taki Taimani’s 2022 season.
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Differs from Taki on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Taki Taimani's graduate season at Oregon (2022).
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