Last confirmed: South Alabama, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Fairfield, TX
Finesse Middleton: DE · South Alabama · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Finesse Middleton
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the South Alabama defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Georgia Southern — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Alabama | 26 | 10 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | South Alabama | 20 | 14 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
| Career | 46 | 24 | 11.5 | 8.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-47@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-44vs No. 11 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-0vs Alabama A&M | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-29vs Idaho | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 16-34@ Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-23vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-19vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-19vs Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-52@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-22@ New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 10 | 3.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%4 sacksTFL rate
12%3 TFLHurry rate
15%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%4 of 8 pressures26 tackles · 3 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Joey Jones, all balanced offenses — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey Jones
Pass share
52.8%
408 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
64.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at South Alabama, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.
