J.T. Wahee: S · Ball State · #14.
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J.T. Wahee
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the Ball State secondary. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Western Michigan — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ball State | 64 | 51 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | Ball State | 19 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 83 | 65 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-21vs Western Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-44@ No. 11 Penn State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-45@ Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-22vs Toledo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-16vs Army | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20@ Western Michigan | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-31@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-25@ Akron | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 29-30@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-37vs Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-3vs Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 47 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 45-20
1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Western Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFL64 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Mike Neu — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
50.3%
439 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
64 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
Two seasons at Ball State, 83 tackles — the college career is complete.
