Last confirmed: Massachusetts, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Brockton, MA
Jesse Monteiro: DB · Massachusetts · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jesse Monteiro
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Massachusetts. On tape: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Mississippi State, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
78 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Massachusetts | 78 | 37 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Massachusetts | 73 | 45 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 151 | 82 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-38vs Hawai'i | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 28-38@ Coastal Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-17vs Old Dominion | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-29@ Temple | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-17@ Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 50-58vs Ohio | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-20vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs App State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-34@ No. 21 Mississippi State | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 44-31vs Maine | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 16-10@ BYU | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 45-63@ Florida International | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 37 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%8 TFL78 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mark Whipple — 9-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Whipple
Pass share
51.8%
443 pass / 412 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
78 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Massachusetts, 151 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charley Molnar → Mark Whipple. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
