Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Hamden, OH · Wellston
Jaylen Prater: LB · Northwestern · #51.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylen Prater
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 18 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Western Michigan, Week 1, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | Northwestern | 61 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 61 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Western Michigan | 18 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-9vs Illinois State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-13vs Duke | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24vs No. 20 Nebraska | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Iowa | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 54-40@ Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Indiana | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-24@ No. 6 Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups61 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
49.8%
482 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
74.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
541 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Northwestern, 61 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
