Tae Daley: S · Virginia Tech · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tae Daley
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Derek Mason and J.C. Price. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Syracuse — Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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 this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 73 | 47 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 57 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 35 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 181 | 121 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 6 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs No. 10 North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-27@ West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Richmond | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-28vs Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 36-41vs Syracuse | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-17@ Boston College | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-17vs Duke | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-24@ Virginia | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 68 | 42 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 29-24
at Virginia
1 interception · 9 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 5 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL73 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
J.C. Price
Pass share
37.8%
316 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
73 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #178 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech, 181 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Derek Mason, Justin Fuente and J.C. Price.
