Last confirmed: Penn State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · Red Bank, NJ · Red Bank Reg
Garrett Sickels: DE · Penn State · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Garrett Sickels
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan State — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | 47 | 23 | 12.5 | 6.0 |
| Career | 47 | 23 | 12.5 | 6.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-13vs Kent State | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 39-42@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-27vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49@ No. 4 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-26vs Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs No. 2 Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 62-24@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-14vs Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-31@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 39-0@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-12vs Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-31vs No. 6 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 49-52vs No. 9 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 23 | 12.5 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2016
W 24-21
vs Ohio State
2.5 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%6 sacksTFL rate
27%12 TFLHurry rate
4%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
75%6 of 8 pressures47 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.6%
390 pass / 525 run
Plays / game
65.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
47 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Penn State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill O'Brien → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
