O'Rien Vance: LB · Iowa State · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
O'Rien Vance
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Five seasons in the Iowa State linebacker corps to date. On tape: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Texas Tech, Week 12, 2022.
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. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 62 | 28 | 10.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 36 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 68 | 30 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 66 | 34 | 9.0 | 6.5 | -- |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 24 | 14 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 256 | 121 | 32.0 | 13.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 10-7@ Iowa | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-10vs Ohio | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 17 Baylor | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 11-14@ Kansas | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-10vs No. 20 Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ No. 22 Texas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-27vs Oklahoma | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-20@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-14vs Texas Tech | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-62@ No. 4 TCU | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 28 | 10.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%10 TFLSack rate
6%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups62 tackles · 10 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Matt Campbell — 35-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
55.3%
478 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
72.1
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #167 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa State, 256 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
