Last confirmed: Georgia Southern, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Midland, TX
Traver Vliem: DE · Georgia Southern · #49.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Traver Vliem
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Traver Vliem has been at Georgia Southern through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 5 tackles against Georgia State, Week 14, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 | Georgia Southern | 34 | 20 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 19 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 69 | 35 | 9.0 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-55@ No. 6 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-18vs Maine | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-35@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-37vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-7vs New Mexico State | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21@ No. 20 App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 51-29vs UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 33-38@ Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-10vs Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-23vs Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 20 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2019
W 41-7
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against New Mexico State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%2 sacksTFL rate
16%6 TFL34 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
19.2%
155 pass / 652 run
Plays / game
62.1
13 games
Team sack rate
14.2%
190 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
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 Georgia Southern, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tyson Summers → Chad Lunsford. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
