Drake Cheatum: S · Kansas State · #21.
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Drake Cheatum
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived at Kansas State from Prairie View A&M. The first one came in 2022: Big 12 Newcomer Player of the Week. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Kansas — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 56 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 56 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
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 34-0vs South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-12vs Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-17vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-28vs Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-9@ Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-38@ No. 8 TCU | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-0vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34vs Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-3@ Baylor | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-31@ West Virginia | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-27vs Kansas | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 56 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 11 · 2022
W 31-3
at Baylor
1 interception · 5 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Baylor.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL56 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
41.3%
388 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
67.1
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
407 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
56 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Kansas State, 56 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
