Last confirmed: UNLV, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Glendale, AZ · Centennial
Troy Hawthorne: DB · UNLV · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Troy Hawthorne
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Troy Hawthorne has been at UNLV through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 16 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State — Week 6, 2016.
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
107 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-13vs Jackson State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-42@ UCLA | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-44@ Central Michigan | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-33vs Idaho | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-20vs Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-26@ San Diego State | 16 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-38@ Hawai'i | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-42vs Colorado State | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30@ San José State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 69-66vs Wyoming | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-42@ No. 22 Boise State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-45vs Nevada | 15 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 57 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
107tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%6 TFL107 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
36.2%
293 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
107 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UNLV, 107 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Hauck → Tony Sanchez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
