Last confirmed: Tennessee, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 196 lb · Antioch, TN · Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Justin Martin: DB · Tennessee · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justin Martin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Tennessee secondary. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
Sports Illustrated Oct 21
Bleacher Report Oct 19
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Indiana State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-26@ No. 24 Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 17-13vs Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-41vs No. 7 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-15vs South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-29@ Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-50@ Missouri | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-30vs No. 21 LSU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-42vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL37 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
44.1%
319 pass / 405 run
Plays / game
60.3
12 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
363 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tennessee, 56 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Jones.
