Last confirmed: Troy, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Hazlehurst, MS
Demetrius Cain: LB · Troy · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Demetrius Cain
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia Southern — Week 14, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Troy | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-17vs Austin Peay | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-30@ No. 2 Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 37-31@ Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-6vs New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13@ Idaho | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-21vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-31vs Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-24vs App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-35vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-7@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-28@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-23vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 18 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 8 · 2016
W 28-21
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
13%4 sacksPD rate
6%2 pass breakups31 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
50.8%
491 pass / 475 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Team sack rate
1.4%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Troy, 31 tackles — his college career is complete.
