Last confirmed: Texas Tech, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Corona, CA
Thierry Nguema: DB · Texas Tech · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Thierry Nguema
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Texas Tech secondary. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Arizona State — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 28 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-17vs Stephen F. Austin | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 55-68@ Arizona State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 59-45vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-19vs Kansas | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-44@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-48vs No. 20 West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 59-66vs No. 16 Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ TCU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 37-45vs Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 54-35vs Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2016
W 69-17
1 interception
Dominant 52-point win at home against Stephen F. Austin.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL28 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Pass share
63.1%
652 pass / 381 run
Plays / game
86.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
698 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas Tech, 28 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Kliff Kingsbury. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
