Last confirmed: Central Michigan, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Rahway, NJ
Sean Adesanya: DL · Central Michigan · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sean Adesanya
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Sean Adesanya has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Bowling Green — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 16 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 35 | 23 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 29 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Illinois | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 46 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs UAlbany | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-61@ No. 17 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-24vs Akron | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 12-17@ Miami | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 15-31@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-16vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-28vs New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20@ Bowling Green | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-43@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-10vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 45-44@ Ball State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 15 | L 21-26vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 11-48@ San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 23 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
46%16 TFLSack rate
20%7 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries35 tackles · 16 for loss · 7 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
47.8%
472 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
70.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Illinois and Central Michigan, 12 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2020
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit, Lovie Smith, John Bonamego and Jim McElwain.
