Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Lincoln, NE
Luke Gifford: OLB · Nebraska · #12.
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Luke Gifford
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Luke Gifford has been at Nebraska through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Colorado — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 28-33vs Colorado | 11 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24vs Troy | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-56@ No. 19 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-42vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ Northwestern | 7 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 4.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 53-28vs Minnesota | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-9vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-36@ No. 8 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-35vs Illinois | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 9-6vs Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 35 | 13.0 | 5.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%13 TFLSack rate
9%6 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups62 tackles · 13 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
438 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 102 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bo Pelini, Mike Riley, and Scott Frost. Multi-era developmental context.
