Jeff Pietrowski: LB · Wisconsin · #44.
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Jeff Pietrowski
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mel Tucker and Luke Fickell. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Illinois — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 7 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 33 | 18 | 7.0 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 65 | 34 | 9.0 | 5.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-31@ Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-15vs Iowa | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-21@ Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 10-24vs No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-20@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-17vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-14@ Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs No. 13 LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups21 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
50.9%
467 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #540 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Michigan State and Wisconsin, 65 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mel Tucker and Luke Fickell.
