6′0″ · 195 lb · Miami, FL
Rashard Causey: DB · UCF · #21.
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Rashard Causey
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three seasons at UCF, two different head coaches: Scott Frost and Josh Heupel. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Memphis — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Roundtable Oct 19
Sports Illustrated Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-17@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-0vs South Carolina State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-36vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-20vs SMU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-30@ Memphis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-10@ East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-40vs Temple | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-24vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-13vs No. 19 Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10@ South Florida | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-41vs Memphis | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
 Bowl | L 32-40vs No. 11 LSU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 7 |
Week 14 · 2018
W 56-41
vs Memphis
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL48 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
40.0%
393 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
75.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCF, 59 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: George O'Leary, Scott Frost, and Josh Heupel. Multi-era developmental context.
