Last confirmed: Vanderbilt, 2022. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Kansas City, MO
Tommy Eckels: LB · Vanderbilt · #40.
Tommy Eckels
He has spent two seasons in the Vanderbilt linebacker corps. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Elon — Week 1, 2022.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-10@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-31vs Elon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 25-45vs No. 23 Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-28@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-55@ No. 2 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-21@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 7-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
44.1%
346 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Vanderbilt, 8 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
