6′1″ · Tunica, MS
Tye Northern: DB · Memphis · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tye Northern
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Houston, Week 13, 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
32 tackles. 2 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Memphis | 32 | 25 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 32 | 25 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 43-7vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 77-3vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-42@ No. 24 Navy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 30-59vs Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-7@ SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7@ Cincinnati | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-44vs No. 18 Houston | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
 Bowl | L 31-51@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 25 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%6 TFL32 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
49.9%
477 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
525 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Memphis, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
