5′11″ · Houston, TX · Lamar
John Plattenburg: DB · USC · #24.
John Plattenburg
He has spent two seasons in the USC secondary. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 13, 2016.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16
Sports Illustrated Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 45-24vs California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-27vs Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Clay Helton, all balanced offenses — 18-9 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
48.1%
460 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
481 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at USC, 3 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Sarkisian → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
