5′8″ · Brownwood, TX
Kevin Vaccaro: S · Texas · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kevin Vaccaro
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against UTEP, Week 2, 2016.
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
16 tackles. 0 passes 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 | Texas | 16 | 13 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 16 | 13 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-47vs No. 10 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-7vs UTEP | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 43-50@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-49@ Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-6vs Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-34vs No. 8 Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-37@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-24@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2016
W 50-47
vs Notre Dame
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Notre Dame at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%2 TFL16 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
40.5%
400 pass / 587 run
Plays / game
82.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Texas, 16 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
