6′2″ · Flint, MI · Flint Powers Catholic
Danny O'Brien: DL · Tennessee · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Danny O'Brien
Wins his gap play after play. On tape: 3 tackles against Texas A&M, Week 6, 2016.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 21
Bleacher Report Oct 19
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tennessee | 14 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 14 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-19vs Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-28vs No. 19 Florida | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-31@ No. 25 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 38-45@ No. 8 Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 5 · 2016
W 34-31
at Georgia
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Georgia on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries14 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
42.4%
377 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Tennessee — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Derek Dooley → Butch Jones. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
