Last confirmed: Michigan, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 237 lb · Kenton, OH
Noah Furbush: LB · Michigan · #59.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Noah Furbush
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent three seasons in the Michigan linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Ohio State — Week 13, 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
12 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-20vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-7@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-20vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 39-62@ No. 10 Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
 Bowl | L 15-41vs No. 10 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 2 · 2018
W 49-3
1 interception · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Western Michigan.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh, all run-heavy offenses — 28-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
38.6%
340 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 51 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Jim Harbaugh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
