Last confirmed: App State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 275 lb · Farmville, NC
E.J. Scott: DL · App State · #98.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
E.J. Scott
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three seasons at App State, two different head coaches: Scott Satterfield and Eli Drinkwitz. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Louisiana — Week 15, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-7vs UL Monroe | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-3@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15@ South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-27@ Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-13vs Texas State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 48-13@ Troy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 45-38vs Louisiana | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | W 31-17@ UAB | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 7.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Week 13 · 2019
W 35-13
vs Texas State
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Texas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%8 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
11%3 hurries28 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+8g | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
38.4%
369 pass / 592 run
Plays / game
68.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at App State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Eli Drinkwitz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
