Last confirmed: Georgia Southern, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Thomson, GA
William Bussey Jr.: LB · Georgia Southern · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
William Bussey Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. On tape: 7 tackles against App State, Week 9, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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 | Georgia Southern | 34 | 24 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 34 | 24 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
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 54-0vs Savannah State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-9@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-21vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-49@ Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-19@ New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-34vs App State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 27-37@ Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-33vs Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-24vs Troy | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 7.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 14 · 2016
W 28-24
vs Troy
3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 5 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%7 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
6%2 pass breakups34 tackles · 7 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Summers
Pass share
34.1%
264 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
64.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Georgia Southern, 34 tackles — his college career is complete.
