Last confirmed: Penn State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 198 lb · Mt. Lebanon, PA
Troy Apke: S · Penn State · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Troy Apke
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his second year in the same secondary at Penn State. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Michigan State — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 54 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 28 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 82 | 48 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-14vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-19@ Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Indiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-39@ No. 6 Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ No. 24 Michigan State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-44vs Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-3@ Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-28vs No. 12 Washington | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFL54 tackles · 3 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under James Franklin — 22-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Penn State, 82 tackles — drafted at #109 overall by the Washington Redskins.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
Where he ended up · NFL
Washington RedskinsEntering 9th NFL season
Washington RedskinsEntering 9th NFL season
