Last confirmed: Ohio, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 235 lb · Gomer, OH · Elida
Quentin Poling: LB · Ohio · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Quentin Poling
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. 2 stars out of high school, four seasons of real snaps at Ohio since. On tape: 19 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Massachusetts, Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
107 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
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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 59-0vs Hampton | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-30vs Kansas | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ Eastern Michigan | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-50@ Massachusetts | 19 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 19 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 23-26vs Central Michigan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-30@ Bowling Green | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-3vs Kent State | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-28vs Miami (OH) | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Toledo | 12 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 12 | L 34-37@ Akron | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs UAB | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 49 | 12.5 | 5.5 | — | 5 |
Week 11 · 2017
W 38-10
vs Toledo
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Toledo.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
107tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%12 TFLSack rate
5%6 sacksPD rate
5%5 pass breakups107 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Frank Solich — 31-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 8.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Pass share
36.9%
321 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
107 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio, 216 tackles — drafted at #227 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Frank Solich.
Where he ended up · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 9th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 9th NFL season
