Lavario Wiley: DB · Central Michigan · #6.
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Lavario Wiley
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the same secondary at Central Michigan. One game to point at: 6 tackles against New Hampshire — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | Central Michigan | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 26 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-42vs New Hampshire | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-30@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-23vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-37@ Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-10vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-38@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-34@ Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 45-42
6 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 5 solo tackles
Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL18 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
2 seasons under Jim McElwain, all run-leaning offenses — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
41.7%
325 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #528 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Central Michigan, 26 tackles — the college career is complete.
