Last confirmed: Virginia, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Baltimore, MD · Gilman
Micah Kiser: ILB · Virginia · #53.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Micah Kiser
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent two seasons in the Virginia linebacker corps. One game to point at: 19 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Virginia Tech — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
143 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-10vs William & Mary | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-34vs Indiana | 14 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 38-18vs UConn | 15 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 42-23@ Boise State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-21vs Duke | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-14@ North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-41vs Boston College | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-31@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-36vs Georgia Tech | 18 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-38@ Louisville | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-44@ No. 2 Miami | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-10vs No. 24 Virginia Tech | 19 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 19 tackles |
 Bowl | L 7-49@ Navy | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 143 | 50 | 9.5 | 5.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
143tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%10 TFLSack rate
3%5 sacksPD rate
3%4 pass breakups143 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
2 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 12.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 8.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 11.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
57.8%
518 pass / 378 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
551 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
143 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia, 276 tackles — drafted at #147 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike London → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 9th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 9th NFL season
