Last confirmed: UConn, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 226 lb · Chandler, AZ
Santana Sterling: LB · UConn · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Santana Sterling
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent two seasons in the UConn linebacker corps. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against East Carolina — Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
80 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 7 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-56vs No. 21 UCF | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-62@ No. 20 Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-49vs Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-51@ Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-49vs Cincinnati | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-55@ Memphis | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-38@ No. 21 South Florida | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-22vs Massachusetts | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-49@ Tulsa | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 50-62vs SMU | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-55@ East Carolina | 14 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 7-57vs Temple | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 34 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
80tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%7 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups80 tackles · 7 for loss · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Randy Edsall, all run-leaning offenses — 4-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Edsall
Pass share
41.3%
349 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
70.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
80 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UConn, 95 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
