Scott Patchan

Senior defensive lineman for Colorado State. 2021: 10.5 sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss, 68 tackles.

DL · Colorado State · Sr. · #1

6′6″ · 255 lb · Bradenton, FL

CFB Index 41 · #234 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamColorado State 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Colorado State. 2021: 10.5 sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss, 68 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Colorado State, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20204 games

All-Mountain Westfirst

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-Mountain Westfirst

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM

All-Mountain West 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Mike Bobo

Colorado State

2020–2021

Steve Addazio

Colorado State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Bobo → Steve Addazio. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Miami10-3HC: Mark Richt · Balanced

2018Miami7-6HC: Mark Richt · Run-leaning

2019Miami6-7HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

2020Colorado State1-3HC: Steve Addazio · Run-leaning

2021Colorado State3-9HC: Steve Addazio · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #234 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (100th percentile). Strength: sacks (99th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#5 / 2743 · 100th pct

18.5

Sacks#16 / 2743 · 99th pct

10.5

QB hurries#138 / 2743 · 94th pct

Tackles#290 / 2743 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#437 / 2743 · 83rd pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.8	1.2	0.7	0.2
Road6g	5.5	1.9	1.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	1.2	0.8	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	5.5	1.8	1.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jim Mora

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #234 of 370 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Colorado State	68	34	18.5	10.5	2	--	--
2020	Colorado State	22	10	7.5	5.5	--	--	--
2019	Miami	33	17	6.0	2.5	1	--	--
2018	Miami	29	15	2.5	1.0	1	--	--
2017	Miami	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		153	77	34.5	19.5	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 22–6

at Toledo

2 SOLO · 4 TOT · 1 REC

With R. Stonehouse — 52 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 66 LONG · T. Pannunzio — 1 TD · 3 TOT · 23 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 23-42vs South Dakota State	4	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 21-24vs Vanderbilt	8	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 3	W 22-6@ Toledo	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 14-24@ Iowa	7	5	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 32-14vs San José State	6	2	1.5	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 36-7@ New Mexico	6	3	3.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 8	L 24-26@ Utah State	6	2	2.0	1.5	—	0
Wk 9	L 19-28vs Boise State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 17-31@ Wyoming	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 21-35vs Air Force	9	5	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 12	L 45-50@ Hawai'i	6	6	4.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 13	L 10-52vs Nevada	5	2	3.5	2.5	—	0	2.5 sacks
Total		68	34	18.5	10.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology