Jartavius Martin: DB · Illinois · #21.
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Jartavius Martin
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Illinois. The first one came in 2022: All-Big Ten. On tape: 7 tackles against Michigan State, Week 10, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 11 passes defended. 3 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 this player by name this season.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
Yahoo Sports Oct 25Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-6vs Wyoming | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 1 | L 20-23@ Indiana | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-3vs Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-0vs Chattanooga | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-10@ Wisconsin | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 9-6vs Iowa | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-14vs Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-9@ Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-23vs Michigan State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs Purdue | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-19@ No. 3 Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-3@ Northwestern | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 47 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 11 |
Week 5 · 2022
W 34-10
at Wisconsin
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Wisconsin.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL59 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 11 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
42.6%
393 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #17 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Illinois, 217 tackles — drafted at #47 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 4th NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 4th NFL season
