Last confirmed: Virginia, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 300 lb · Ashland, VA
Eli Hanback: DT · Virginia · #58.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Eli Hanback
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent four seasons in the Virginia defensive front. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Louisville — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-14@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-35@ No. 10 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-14vs Duke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28@ Louisville | 6 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-28vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-27vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 39-30vs No. 23 Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 17-62@ No. 3 Clemson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 28-36vs No. 6 Florida | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
26%10 TFLSack rate
14%5 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry36 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
4 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 25-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.4%
519 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
36 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia, 177 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bronco Mendenhall.
