Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 221 lb · Park Ridge, IL
Vinny Labus: LB · Northern Illinois · #50.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Vinny Labus
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Vinny Labus has been at Northern Illinois through two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Toledo — Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 1 pass 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 | Northern Illinois | 59 | 24 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 74 | 31 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-35@ No. 13 Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-44@ Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-24@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Ball State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-36@ Ohio | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-0vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-48@ Central Michigan | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Toledo | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 24 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2019
W 39-36
at Ohio
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out Ohio on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups59 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
45.7%
370 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northern Illinois, 74 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
